Light of the Intellect
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Light of the Intellect is a medieval Jewish philosophical work, known in Hebrew as Or ha-Sekhel, that explores metaphysical and intellectual themes within the tradition of rationalist theology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Light of the Intellect canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medieval Jewish philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ rationalist theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify metaphysical doctrines
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guide intellectual and spiritual perfection ⓘ reconcile philosophy and Torah ⓘ |
| discusses |
hierarchy of beings
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immortality of the soul ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
creation and causality
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divine providence ⓘ metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ nature of intellectual perfection ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ role of the human intellect in knowing God ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Jewish philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ rationalist theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
active intellect
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emanation ⓘ human intellect ⓘ intellectual union with the divine ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
God and creation
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divine attributes ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ intellectual theology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ nature of the intellect ⓘ prophecy ⓘ rationalism ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Islamic philosophical theology ⓘ Jewish rationalist tradition ⓘ |
| period | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
Aristotelian rationalism
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medieval rationalism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | rationalist ⓘ |
| titleInHebrew | Or ha-Sekhel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
interpretation of traditional texts
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logical analysis ⓘ philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
| workType | systematic treatise ⓘ |
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