Emunot V'Deot: The First Book of Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin: 4: Introduction – Man is the Crowning Creation

About this episode

Rabbi Daniel Korobkin explores Rabbi Saadia Gaon's foundational work in Jewish philosophy, Emunot V'Deot, and its impact on later thinkers.

Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rabbi Daniel Korobkin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him. For the original course page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Daniel Korobkin

Topics covered

• Jewish philosophy
• Rabbi Saadia Gaon
• Emunot V'Deot
• Jewish principles
• Greek philosophy
• Rabbinic thought

Keywords

• Jewish philosophy
• Rabbi Saadia Gaon
• Emunot V'Deot
• Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi
• Rambam
• Jewish principles
• Greek philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Emunot V’Deot

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