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Author : Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Jewish ethics
ISBN : OCLC:221569355
Author : Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn Pakuda
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1973-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909821347
A complete English translation from the original Arabic of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy and ethics, composed in the early 12th century.
Author : Rabbi Bachye
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781465535528
BACHYE’S “Guide to the Duties of the Heart” is the unique work that first linked the ethical science of the West with the emotional and spiritual morality of the East. It combines, in an artistic unity, elements drawn from the philosophy and contemplative mysticism of the Arabs, from Biblical and Rabbinic Judaism, and from Greek thought. By exhibiting the spiritual foundations of universal Ethics, and of the moral law of the Bible, in the light of pure reason, Bachye prepared the way for finding that common ground on which, wholly or in part, all the moral religions, and all the non religious systems of morality, are rooted. Therefore, although actually written in Spain, a land of the West, it forms a fitting opening volume for the “Wisdom of the East Series.” Only a small part of the original finds a place in the following pages; but I have in my translation—sometimes literal, now and again a summarised —endeavoured to give a selection of passages connected by the author’s central thought, and showing his line of argument and the aim and spirit of his work, instead of a mere collection of pithy sayings and isolated, beautiful, but disconnected reflections. This was the only way of doing justice to an author, some of whose reasonings are out of date, but the spirit of whose main contention is eternally valid; a teacher of virtue and duty, who did not attempt to inculcate this or that individual virtue, but aimed at the formation of character and conditions in which right conduct would be inevitable, so that details might well be left to take care of themselves. If the modern world owes its delight in physical beauty, and much of its sense of the true in Nature and in Art, to Greece; its ideal of goodness, and practically all the spiritual elements in our thought and feeling, our conception of holiness, and every moral characteristic of civilisation and of culture, have come to us from the Orient. For the form and system of Ethics we may be indebted to the few Hellenic thinkers whose sublime intellects raised them above the phenomenal world into a clear atmosphere of ideas, always suffused with the light of truth and justice; but all the permanent and vital contents of Ethics came, living and pulsating, with their vitalising possibilities, both into that atmosphere and into our life of to-day, with the glow of dawn from the East. Indeed, the two cardinal ideas essential to all present and future moral systems—the sanctity of human life as such, and the absolutely universal authority and validity of moral law and obligation—are entirely absent from even the writings of Plato, the greatest of the Greeks. These two are among the most definite colours that the prism of modern thought has enabled us to single out in our perception of the pure white light, from the sun of righteousness, that shone on Sinai. They are specially characteristic of the Hebrew moral teaching which the three great religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islamism—have spread throughout the world.
Author : Diana Lobel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780812202656
Written in Judeo-Arabic in eleventh-century Muslim Spain but quickly translated into Hebrew, Bahya Ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart is a profound guidebook of Jewish spirituality that has enjoyed tremendous popularity and influence to the present day. Readers who know the book primarily in its Hebrew version have likely lost sight of the work's original Arabic context and its immersion in Islamic mystical literature. In A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue, Diana Lobel explores the full extent to which Duties of the Heart marks the flowering of the "Jewish-Arab symbiosis," the interpenetration of Islamic and Jewish civilizations. Lobel reveals Bahya as a maverick who integrates abstract negative theology, devotion to the inner life, and an intimate relationship with a personal God. Bahya emerges from her analysis as a figure so steeped in Islamic traditions that an Arabic reader could easily think he was a Muslim, yet the traditional Jewish seeker has always looked to him as a fountainhead of Jewish devotion. Indeed, Bahya represents a genuine bridge between religious cultures. He brings together, as well, a rationalist, philosophical approach and a strain of Sufi mysticism, paving the way for the integration of philosophy and spirituality in the thought of Moses Maimonides. A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue is the first scholarly book in English about a tremendously influential work of medieval Jewish thought and will be of interest to readers working in comparative literature, philosophy, and religious studies, particularly as reflected in the interplay of the civilizations of the Middle East. Readers will discover an extraordinary time when Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thinkers participated in a common spiritual quest, across traditions and cultural boundaries.
Author : St Ambrose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 164373010X
In "On the Duties of the Clergy" St. Ambrose gives a detailed and definitive instruction on how the early leaders of the Church should behave and how they should lead their flock. An important read for all of those called to become spiritual leaders. Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose (c. 330 - 4 April 397), was an archbishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church. He is patron saint of Milan.
Author : Sherrill Burns
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499004434
Wars have raged between Lavatia and Theslia for years. After a prophecy fore tells a child that will bring about the downfall of King Marsalis Covax, plans are set in motion to destroy it. The child is rescued by her maid after her parents are murdered and raised in secrecy, her true identity kept from her. Mirage Gabby is a young sorceress just learning to use powers she has inherited from parents she has never met. After being sheltered all her life for reasons unknown to her, she embarks on a journey that will teach her the truth of her parentage changing her world in more ways than she ever dreamed possible. Betrothed to a woman he’s never met, Prince Alexander Casesar wants only to live his life as he sees fit starting with marrying someone he chooses, when fate puts Mirage in his path. He is so captivated by her innocence and free spirit that he defies his father’s orders and runs away with her. He is caught between his duties to the throne and the Duties of the Heart.
Author : Raphael Jospe
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124147583
Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first to develop a conscious and continuous tradition of philosophy.The book includes a dictionary of selected philosophic terms, and discusses the Greek and Arabic schools of thought that influenced the Jewish thinkers and to which they responded. The discussion covers: the nature of Jewish philosophy, Saadiah Gaon and the Kalam, Jewish Neo-Platonism, Bahya ibn Paqudah, Abraham ibn Ezra's philosophical Bible exegesis, Judah Ha-Levi's critique of philosophy, Abraham ibn Daud and the transition to Aristotelianism, Maimonides, and the controversy over Maimonides and philosophy.
Author : Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781524573485
From angels and the afterlife to suffering and Divine providence, The God Book addresses all things spiritual through classic works of Jewish philosophy. Works summarized include the Rambams Moreh Nevuchim (Guide for the Perplexed), Ramchals Derech Hashem (Way of God), ibn Pakudas Chovos HaLevavos (Duties of the Heart) and Hilchos Deios from the Rambams Mishneh Torah.
Author : Maya Angelou
Publisher : Random House
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588369246
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the singer-dancer enters the razzle-dazzle of fabulous New York City. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild, her love for writing blazes anew. Her compassion and commitment lead her to respond to the fiery times by becoming the northern coordinator of Martin Luther King's history-making quest. A tempestuous, earthy woman, she promises her heart to one man only to have it stolen, virtually on her weding day, by a passionate African freedom fighter. Filled with unforgettable vignettes of famous characters, from Billie Holiday to Malcolm X, The Heart of a Woman sings with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose -- her fondest dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically tender relationship with her rebellious teenage son. Vulnerable, humorous, tough, Maya speaks with an intimate awareness of the heart within all of us.
Author : Yosef Sebag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546669167
English translation of the "Gate of Trust" (Shaar Bitachon) of Duties of the Heart with classic commentaries for better understanding. Translated by Yosef Sebag. Hebrew original (w/o commentaries) at end. Special non-profit price. (Chovos Halevavos/ Chovot Halevavot/ Hovot Halevavot. Shaar Habitachon. Mussar work By Rabeinu Bahya ibn Paquda zt"l.)
Author : Roland N. Pittman
Publisher : Biota Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781615047215
This presentation describes various aspects of the regulation of tissue oxygenation, including the roles of the circulatory system, respiratory system, and blood, the carrier of oxygen within these components of the cardiorespiratory system. The respiratory system takes oxygen from the atmosphere and transports it by diffusion from the air in the alveoli to the blood flowing through the pulmonary capillaries. The cardiovascular system then moves the oxygenated blood from the heart to the microcirculation of the various organs by convection, where oxygen is released from hemoglobin in the red blood cells and moves to the parenchymal cells of each tissue by diffusion. Oxygen that has diffused into cells is then utilized in the mitochondria to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of all cells. The mitochondria are able to produce ATP until the oxygen tension or PO2 on the cell surface falls to a critical level of about 4–5 mm Hg. Thus, in order to meet the energetic needs of cells, it is important to maintain a continuous supply of oxygen to the mitochondria at or above the critical PO2 . In order to accomplish this desired outcome, the cardiorespiratory system, including the blood, must be capable of regulation to ensure survival of all tissues under a wide range of circumstances. The purpose of this presentation is to provide basic information about the operation and regulation of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as well as the properties of the blood and parenchymal cells, so that a fundamental understanding of the regulation of tissue oxygenation is achieved.
Author : Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Ethics
ISBN : SRLF:AX0001825322
Author : Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Jewish ethics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924028963977
Author : Allen Buchanan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199325405
This is the first attempt to provide an in-depth moral assessment of the heart of the modern human rights enterprise: the system of international legal human rights. It is international human rights law--not any philosophical theory of moral human rights or any "folk" conception of moral human rights--that serves as the lingua franca of modern human rights practice. Yet contemporary philosophers have had little to say about international legal human rights. They have tended to assume, rather than to argue, that international legal human rights, if morally justified, must mirror or at least help realize moral human rights. But this assumption is mistaken. International legal human rights, like many other legal rights, can be justified by several different types of moral considerations, of which the need to realize a corresponding moral right is only one. Further, this volume shows that some of the most important international legal human rights cannot be adequately justified by appeal to corresponding moral human rights. The problem is that the content of these international legal human rights--the full set of correlative duties--is much broader than can be justified by appealing to the morally important interests of any individual. In addition, it is necessary to examine the legitimacy of the institutions that create, interpret, and implement international human rights law and to defend the claim that international human rights law should "trump" the domestic law of even the most admirable constitutional democracies.
Author : Bahya ben Yosef ibn Pakuda,Rabbi Ben Joseph Ibn Bachye
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B5324206
The Duties of the Heart is a classic of Jewish scholarship. It discusses how a person should express devotion to God, and how the divinity bestows the finest virtues to humankind. The author endeavors to define the God-given qualities of man; these, used correctly, represent a fulfillment of duty to the divine. Principally he identifies the intellect as a means of honoring the heavens; intelligent thought directed to useful, fulfilling and virtuous ends constitutes the use of God's gifts. The introductory essay by the translator Edwin Collins makes the case that Bachye's treatise contains elements both of Western Christianity and ethical tenets rooted in Eastern spiritual traditions. Ben Joseph Ibn Bachye lived sometime between the 11thand 12th centuries, and was a Rabbi who worked as a Dayan - an administrative position that resembled that of a judge. His exact place of habitat is unknown as records of the period are lost. However he is speculated to have been born and resident in Zaragoza in Spain, as it was in this country that the Jewish diaspora produced several of its most innovative and celebrated Medieval-era thinkers.