Article ID: CBB370001794

The Physical and Epistemological Foundations of Levi ben Gershom's Astrology: Providence and Israel's Redemption within the Natural History of Humankind (2019)

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Levi ben Gershom, Gersonides (1288–1344), the eminent Provençal philosopher-scientist, integrated astrology into his globally Aristotelian cosmology, in opposition to Maimonides' vehement rejection of astrology as a pseudo-science verging on idolatry. In this paper I spell out the theoretical premises that were the basis of Gersonides' cosmology and evaluate its epistemological foundations.

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Authors & Contributors
Sela, Shlomo
Goldstein, Bernard R.
Freudenthal, Gad
Garshtein, Niran
Sorokina, Maria
Harvey, Elon
Concepts
Cosmology
Astrology
Astronomy
Jewish civilization and culture
Philosophy
Science and religion
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
14th century
Early modern
Modern
Renaissance
Places
Spain
Europe
China
India
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