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  • “The Platonic, Aristotelian and Stoic Theories of Creation in Hallevi and Maimonides”

    - Elliot R. Wolfson,  “The Platonic, Aristotelian and Stoic Theories of Creation in Hallevi and Maimonides,” Essays in Honor of the Very Rev. Dr. J. H. Hertz, ed. Isadore Epstein, Edward Goldston, 1942, pp. 427–442.  

  • “The Law of Reason in the Kuzari” by Leo Strauss

    - Leo Strauss, “The Law of Reason in the Kuzari,” Persecution and the Art of Writing, University of Chicago Press, 1988. [Essay originally published in 1943].  
    Leo Strauss’ most significant statement on Judah Halevi, this essay appeared independently in 1943. It subsequently reappeared as a chapter in Strauss’ book Persecution and the Art of Writing. Strauss uses the essay to interpret Halevi as well as… More

  • “Judah Halevi” by Isaac Husik

    - Isaac Husik, “Judah Halevi,” A History of Medieval Jewish Philosophy, Jewish Publication Society, 1944, pp. 150–183.  
    From the Publisher: “A noted scholar elucidates the distinguishing characteristics of the works of several Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages. In addition to summaries of the main arguments and teachings of Moses Maimonides, Isaac Israeli, Judah… More

  • “Judah Halevi”

    - Julius Guttman, “Judah Halevi,” Philosophies of Judaism, trans. D. W. Silverman, Jewish Publication Society, 1964, pp. 120–133.  

  • “Hallevi and Maimonides on Design, Chance, and Necessity”

    - Elliot R. Wolfson, “Hallevi and Maimonides on Design, Chance, and Necessity,” Studies in the History of Philosophy and Religion, Vol. 2, eds. Isadore Twersky and George H. Williams, Harvard University Press, 1977, pp. 1–59.  
    From the Publisher: “Readers familiar with the luminous scholarly contributions of Harry Austryn Wolfson will welcome this rich collection of essays that have been previously published in widely dispersed journals and books, The articles range over… More

  • “Maimonides and Hallevi: A Study in Typical Jewish Attitudes Towards Greek Philosophy in the Middle Ages”

    - Elliot R. Wolfson,  “Maimonides and Hallevi: A Study in Typical Jewish Attitudes Towards Greek Philosophy in the Middle Ages,” Studies in the History of Philosophy and Religion, Vol. 2, eds. Isadore Twersky and George H. Williams (ed.), Harvard University Press, 1977, pp. 120–160.  
    From the Publisher: “Readers familiar with the luminous scholarly contributions of Harry Austryn Wolfson will welcome this rich collection of essays that have been previously published in widely dispersed journals and books, The articles range over… More

  • “On Halevi’s Kuzari as a Platonic Dialogue” by Aryeh Motzkin

    - Aryeh L. Motzkin, “On Halevi's Kuzari as a Platonic Dialogue,” Interpretation 9, 1 (1980), pp. 111–124.  
    The late Aryeh Motzkin discusses how and why Halevi’s work should be interpreted. Excerpt: Since the Kuzari is a dialogue, the first question that needs to be resolved is the mutual relations of the views of the Haver, the Jewish rabbi who is the main… More

  • “Judah Halevi”

    - Colette Sirat, “Judah Halevi,” A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1985, pp. 113–131.  
    From the Publisher: “This book surveys the vast body of medieval Jewish philosophy, devoting ample discussion to major figures such as Saadiah Gaon, Maimonides, Abraham Ibn Ezra, Judah Halevi, Abraham Ibn Daoud, and Gersonides, as well as presenting the… More

  • “Merkavah Traditions in the Philosophic Garb: Judah Halevi Reconsidered”

    - Elliot R. Wolfson, “Merkavah Traditions in the Philosophic Garb: Judah Halevi Reconsidered,” Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research 57 (1991), pp. 172–242 .  
    Excerpt: “It is generally agreed that the twelfth century was a critical time when both philosophy and mysticism began to have a greater impact on the intellectual development of Jews living in central Europe. On the one hand, ancient Jewish mystical… More

  • “Religion, Philosophy and Morality: How Leo Strauss Read Judah Halevi’s Kuzari”

    - Kenneth Hart Green, “Religion, Philosophy and Morality: How Leo Strauss Read Judah Halevi’s Kuzari,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 61, No. 2 (1993), pp. 225-273.  
    Excerpt: “IT IS A CURIOUS thing about reading Leo Strauss’s monograph “The Law of Reason in the Kuzari” that one may be misled not only by its method and apparatus but also by the topic and discussion, and believe it to be just… More

  • “The Problem of the King’s Dream and Non-Jewish Prophesy in Judah Halevi’s Kuzari”

    - Robert Eisen, “The Problem of the King’s Dream and Non-Jewish Prophesy in Judah Halevi’s Kuzari,” Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 3:2 (1994), pp. 231-247.

  • “Halevi and Maimonides as Representatives of Romantic versus Rationalistic Conceptions of Judaism”

    - Eliezer Schweid, “Halevi and Maimonides as Representatives of Romantic versus Rationalistic Conceptions of Judaism,” Kabbala und Romantik, 1994, pp. 279–292.  

  • Philosopher and Prophet: Judah Halevi, the Kuzari, and the Evolution of His Thought

    - Yochanan Silman, Philosopher and Prophet: Judah Halevi, the Kuzari, and the Evolution of His Thought, trans. L. J. Schramm, State University of New York Press, 1995.  
    From the Publisher: “This book is the first to describe the development of Halevi’s thought with a view to reaching a better understanding of its inherent systematic difficulties, as well as enabling identification of the various strata of the… More

  • “Judah Halevi”

    - Lenn E. Goodman, “Judah Halevi,” History of Jewish Philosophy, ed. Daniel H. Frank and Oliver Leaman, Rutledge, 1997, pp. 188–227.  
    From the Publisher: “Jewish philosophy is often presented as an addendum to Jewish religion rather than as a rich and varied tradition in its own right, but the History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and variety of Jewish philosophy… More

  • “How to Teach Judah Ha-Levi as a Jamesian, a Nietzschean, or a Rosenzweigian”

    - Warren Z. Harvey, “How to Teach Judah Ha-Levi as a Jamesian, a Nietzschean, or a Rosenzweigian,” Paradigms in Jewish Philosophy, ed. Raphael Jospe,  Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1997, pp. 129–135.  

  • “Science in the Kuzari”

    - Y. T. Langermann, “Science in the Kuzari,” Science in Context 10, 3 (1997), pp. 495–522.

  • “Al-Ghazali and Halevi on Philosophy and the Philosophers”

    - Barry S. Kogan, “Al-Ghazali and Halevi on Philosophy and the Philosophers,” Medieval Philosophy and the Classical Tradition, ed. John Inglis, Curzon, 2002, pp. 64–80.  
    From the Publisher: “An initial chapter on the history of Islamic philosophy sets the stage for sixteen articles on issues across the three traditions. The goal is to see the Islamic tradition in its own richness and complexity as the context of most… More

  • “Judah Halevi and His Use of Philosophy in the Kuzari”

    - Barry S. Kogan, “Judah Halevi and His Use of Philosophy in the Kuzari,” The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy, ed. Daniel H. Frank and Oliver Leaman,  Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 111–135.
    From the Publisher: “Influenced originally by Islamic theological speculation, classical philosophers and Christian Scholasticism of the Middle Ages, Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism from the ninth to… More

  • “Three Theories of the Imagination in 12th Century Jewish Philosophy”

    - Warren Z. Harvey, “Three Theories of the Imagination in 12th Century Jewish Philosophy,” Intellect et imagination dans la Philosophie Médiévale, ed. M. C. Pacheco and J. F. Meirinhos Brepols, 2006, pp. 287–302.