ERC Starting Grant · 2021
Hebrew Philosophical Manuscripts as Sites of Engagement
In the Middle Ages, philosophical activity undertaken in Hebrew was not conducted within an institutionalized environment. There were no universities, regulated curricula, or professors, but only small circles of scholars, most of whom we know nothing about. These scholars had to obtain their own copies of the works they wished to explore, sometimes even copying them themselves or with the help of others. Heavily involved in the production of the materials they were using, they often interfered with the texts they were studying, offering corrections, working notes, glosses, comparisons, and observations. As a result, the corpus of philosophical writings in Hebrew is incredibly diverse, and…
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