Next week I'll start teaching this class on Jewish Thought. It will be devoted to the issue of philosophy and Law in Maimonides, Gersonides, and Spinoza (Pavia, Collegio Borromeo)
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Some considerations on Pdb’s theological thought, starting from Maimonides’ Jewish philosophy. In memory of the late Paolo de Benedetti
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Theories of prophecy in Maimonides and Gersonides: their sources and content (in Italian). From Profezia, filosofia e prassi politica, edd. by G. Garfagnini and A. Rodolfi, Edizioni ETS, Pisa 2013, pp. 49-64.
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The paper exhibits some textual evidence for Gersonides' knowldge of a stage of Averroes' noetics very near to the one expressed in The Great Commentary on De Anima. On Gersonides' Commentary on the three Rusdhian Letters on noetics
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An easy introduction to Jewish Thought (in Italian). Publication on a website of philosophy edited by young researchers.
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L'art. è un tentativo di bilancio della poliedrica attività di ricerca di Mauro Zonta, uno dei più importanti studiosi contemporanei di storia della filosofia ebraica medievale.
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On Maimonides' usage of the seventh contradiction, particularly with reference to the problem of creation (in Italian)
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Which are the relations between Maimonides' and Gersonides' views on Torah and philosophy? This is the focus of this paper in Italian, from the acts of the congress, held in 2005 in Rome, on The Medieval Paradigm. Religious Thought and... more
Which are the relations between Maimonides' and Gersonides' views on Torah and philosophy? This is the focus of this paper in Italian, from the acts of the congress, held in 2005 in Rome, on The Medieval Paradigm. Religious Thought and Philosophy (published by Brepols in 2012).
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The paper (in Italian) deals with an acephalous book found in the library of the small Jewish community in Asti (northern Italy). It helps to reconstruct both the ideological basis of the Emancipation movement in the XIXth c. in Italy and... more
The paper (in Italian) deals with an acephalous book found in the library of the small Jewish community in Asti (northern Italy). It helps to reconstruct both the ideological basis of the Emancipation movement in the XIXth c. in Italy and a minor representative of the Jewish Enlightenment.
Published in Asti contemporanea (the periodiocal of ISRAT, Institute for contemporary history in Asti)
Published in Asti contemporanea (the periodiocal of ISRAT, Institute for contemporary history in Asti)
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Leopardi's possible debts to Qohelet (in Italian)
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Review of some significant Medieval Jewish views on messianism (Rambam, Ralbag and Crescas), in Italian
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From The Proceedings of the International SIEPM Congress held in Palermo: The Jews and the Irrational. Gersonides' Position on Dreams, Divination and Prophecy (in English)
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The problem of physical infinite in Gersonides (from The Wars of the Lord and his Supercommentary on De phys.); his confrontation with the issue of creation (in Italian, from Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of SISPM, held in Catania in... more
The problem of physical infinite in Gersonides (from The Wars of the Lord and his Supercommentary on De phys.); his confrontation with the issue of creation (in Italian, from Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of SISPM, held in Catania in 2006; in Italian)
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Maimonides' position on creation (in Italian)
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The paper, just published, explores Spinoza's position toward the medieval paradigm of God as noesis noeseos and the impact of this paradigm upon Spinoza's metaphysics of expressio. The starting point for this research is offered by some... more
The paper, just published, explores Spinoza's position toward the medieval paradigm of God as noesis noeseos and the impact of this paradigm upon Spinoza's metaphysics of expressio. The starting point for this research is offered by some recent books on Spinoza (Melamed's one and a collection of essays edited by Nadler)
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The paper explores Strauss' reading of some prominent figures in Medieval Jewish Though (in Italian)
The book explores a range of different theories on creation in Medieval Jewish and Western philosophy. Particular attention is paid to the developing of the creatio aeterna concept, both in Jewish and Western philosophy of the Middle Ages... more
The book explores a range of different theories on creation in Medieval Jewish and Western philosophy. Particular attention is paid to the developing of the creatio aeterna concept, both in Jewish and Western philosophy of the Middle Ages (in Italian)
In Italian: Strauss on ermeneutics and politics
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Gersonides on noetics: from his manuscript Supercommentary on Aristotle's De anima
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Leo Strauss on Maimonides (also his polemics with Guttmann included): in Italian
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The article explores Maimonides' position on creation from the point of view of Thomas Aquinas on creatio aeterna
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After having defined what "Maimonidean paradigm" means, the article explores Gersonides' position within it
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The first complete translation in Italian of Maimonides' Hilkhot yesode ha-Torah (Norms concerning the principles of the Torah), with my Introduction and notes, Giuntina, Florence 2023
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Just published, june 2021 (Paideia, Turin). The book contains an annotated Italian translation (with historical and textual addenda) of Gersonides' Commentary on The Three Letters on the Conjunction with the Active Intellect by Averroes... more
Just published, june 2021 (Paideia, Turin). The book contains an annotated Italian translation (with historical and textual addenda) of Gersonides' Commentary on The Three Letters on the Conjunction with the Active Intellect by Averroes and his son. This Commentary, yet on manuscripts, is important because it reveals his authour's knowledge of the different stages of Averroes' noetics (also one very next to the Long Commentary)
The file contains a sample of the Italian translation of some parts of Gersonides' masterpiece, The Wars of the Lord. Appeared in 2011, this translation has been done on three manuscripts of the work. Also included an Italian Preface to... more
The file contains a sample of the Italian translation of some parts of Gersonides' masterpiece, The Wars of the Lord. Appeared in 2011, this translation has been done on three manuscripts of the work. Also included an Italian Preface to Gersonides' life and works and a synopsis of the contents of The Wars.
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The book (in Italian) explores some Medieval theories concerning how to read and interpret both religious and philosophical books and ideas. The main textual reference for this investigation is drawn from Medieval haqdamoth or accessus ad... more
The book (in Italian) explores some Medieval theories concerning how to read and interpret both religious and philosophical books and ideas. The main textual reference for this investigation is drawn from Medieval haqdamoth or accessus ad auctorem (i. e. introductions to an authour's book)
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A forthcoming conference on happiness and human flourishing, to be held in Pavia (Collegio Borromeo), 19-20th October 2023. It will be in memory of the late Mauro Zonta.
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Venice, Workshop on Reason and Faith in the three Abrahamic Religions, December 14th
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Paris, 17th November 2022. International Workshop on the issue of God's Knowledge of particulars in the philosophical Jewish tradition after Averroes