Workshop lecture

Venue
Workshop “Writing Philosophy in Jewish History—An Attempt at a New Methodological Approach,” Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Date
2–3 April 2025

Hanna Gentili
Formats of Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

The lecture examined the genres through which medieval and early modern Jewish philosophy was conveyed, including treatises, commentaries, dialogues, poems and sermons, as well as the significant role of the printing press in the dissemination of Jewish philosophy, both in Hebrew and in Latin.

Yoav Meyrav
The Hebrew Philosophical and Scientific Corpus before the Age of Print

The lecture outlined the scope and magnitude of philosophical literature in Hebrew before and/or outside print using a post-protagonist, itemized approach which privileges codices over authors.

Further information
Link to workshop programme (PDF)