Avencebrolis ibn gebirol fons vitae ex arabico in latinum translatus ab iohanne hispano et. An earlier english translation is widely regarded as. Project muse the font of life fons vitae by solomon. The fountain of life fons vitae specially abridged edition. The poem does relate to the teachings of the fons vitae, but does so in a nonphilosophic manner, making no use of philosophic terminology or argument. The leading jewish neoplatonic writer was solomon ibn gabirol. In his fons vitae, gabirol s position is that everything that exists may be reduced to three categories. Avencebrolis ibn gebirol fons vitae ex arabico in latinum translatus ab. Drawing on arabic passages from ibn gabirol s original fons vitae text, and highlighting philosophical insights from his. In its latin translation fons vitae, it exercised a great influence on christian thought. Early in his career, fernand brunner became one of the few specialists on ibn gabirol, a jewish philosopher and poet in 11thcentury spain, whose treatise, the fons vitae, is known only in latin translation.
Solomon ibn gabirol avicebron stanford encyclopedia of. You from ibn gabirol s classic philosophy work fons vitae, and he tries to clarify some of the poems enigmas. Download citation the font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron known to the latin west variously as avicebron, avencebrol. Ibn gabirol apresenta, em sua obra fons vitae, um modelo metafisico baseado no hilemorfismo universal, ou seja. Rethinking theology and matter with ibn gabirol stephen h. Read the fountain of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol available from rakuten kobo. The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical texts in translation. Abu ayyub sulayman bin yahya bin jabirul, pronounced bu. Ibn gabirol jewish poet and philosopher britannica. Moses ibn ezra is the first to mention gabirol as a philosopher, praising his intellectual achievements, and quoting several passages from the fons vit. Ibn gabirol posted on 22 december 20 neoplatonism returns in ibn gabirol known in latin as avicebron, who controversially holds. Selected religious poems of solomon ibn gabirol solomon ibn. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Ibn gabirol is moved first and foremost by the neoplatonic theological sense that gods reality infuses all things, and by.
Fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol articlepublication details. It holds that the purpose of human life is for the soul. Oct 04, 2015 written in dialogue form and comprising five treatises, the fons vitae contains ibn gabirols neoplatonic account of metaphysics and cosmology. Download now drawing on arabic passages from ibn gabirols original fons vitae text, and highlighting philosophical insights from his hebrew poetry, sarah pessin develops a theology of desire at the heart of ibn gabirols eleventhcentury cosmoontology. Ibngabirol definition of ibngabirol by the free dictionary. Religions free fulltext ibn gabirol and judah halevis usage of. The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical texts in.
Fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol academy for jewish religion. Ibn gabirol ibn gabirol, active 11th century also found under. A imagem do trono em ibn gabirol e a mistica da merkabah the. Avicebron, nome romanzo di solomon ben yehuda ibn gebirol o ibn gabirol in ebraico. The function of metaphor in medieval neoplatonism, written by. Ibn gabirol article about ibn gabirol by the free dictionary. Ibn gabirol, solomon online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article. Ibn gabirol trono da gloria merkabah anjos shekinah. Pessin rejects voluntarist readings of the fons vitae as opposing divine emanation. She also emphasizes pseudoempedoclean notions of divine desire and grounding element alongside ibn gabirol s use of a particularly neoplatonic method with apophatic and what she terms doubly apophatic implications.
His fons vitae is more neoplatonic than aristotelian, more religious than theological. Munk, who showed that selections made by shem tobh palqera or falqera from the meqor. One of its more interesting features is the creative. The fountain of life fons vitae ebook by solomon ibn gabirol.
The literary framework of solomon ibn gabirols fons vitae is a conversation between a master and a. Avicebron, a corruption of ibn gibran aka albenzubron aka avicebrol aka avincebrol aka rashbag. His devotional poetry, featured here, is considered among the best postcanon, and portions of his poetic works have been incorporated into the jewish liturgy. The literary framework of solomon ibn gabirols fons vitae is a conversation between a master and a disciple. Project muse the font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn. Since it is less clear about its metaphysical commitments, it is less worrisome to maimonidean readers. His secular poetry deals partly with nature and love, but most of it reveals a gloom and bitterness engendered by his tragic life.
Poet, philosopher, and sensitive misanthrope, a spectacular fly in the ointment of the refined eleventhcentury andalusianjewish elite, solomon ibn gabirol comes down to us as one of the most complicated intellectual figures in the history of postbiblical judaism. Drawing on arabic passages from ibn gabirol s original fons vitae text, and highlighting philosophical insights from his hebrew poetry, sarah pessin develops a theology of desire at the heart of ibn gabirol s eleventhcentury cosmoontology. A prolific poet and the author of the fons vitae, ibn gabirol is well known in the history of philosophy for the doctrine that all things including soul and intellectare comprised of matter and form universal hylomorphism, and for his emphasis on divine will. In this text, gabirol uses a socratic dialog as a framework to discuss his theory of the first cause. Gabirol s work is a classic of religious philosophy. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol. A the font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron in english. Ibn gabirol ibn gabirol, active 11th century the online.
Symbolism, sacred art, metaphysics fons vitae publishing. The literary framework of judah halevis kitab alkhazari is similar to that of fons vitae. Rethinking theology and matter with ibn gabirol by stephen h. The original arabic of this work does not survive, but it was translated into latin and hebrew. A plain reading of ibn gabirol s composition gives the impression that its purpose is to. A judaeoarabic paraphrase of ibn gagibrols ketter malkhut. This is a translation of a key extract from his major philosophical work, the fons vitae, or fountain of life. As such it suffered almost complete sterility right from the start. Hebrew references are to falaqueras th century translation summary from arabic to hebrew for munk edition, see bibliography works by ibn gabirol, fons vitae, 18531955. Sep 11, 2015 visi also interestingly reflects on whether ibn ezras more metaphoricalincluding more enigmaticprose is part of why his work was allowedwhile ibn gabirols fons vitae was deniedinclusion in the jewisharistotelian canon. Ibn gabirol, one of the outstanding figures of the hebrew school of religious and secular poetry during the jewish golden age in moorish spain. Download now poet, philosopher, and sensitive misanthrope, a spectacular fly in the ointment of the refined eleventhcentury andalusianjewish elite, solomon ibn gabirol comes down to us as one of the most complicated intellectual figures in the history of postbiblical judaism.
In this article, the nature of the disciples questions will be analyzed in order to explain the advantages of the dialogical process in ibn gabirol s thought. The fountain of life fons vitae english edition ebook. Solomon ben jehuda ibn gabirol, kurz solomon salomo ibn gabirol oder schlomo ibn. This category shows you some of the recent titles we are working on. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron article in journal of the history of philosophy 534. The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical.
But the statue depicts him as a tall, venerable old sage, whereas, in fact, he died before reaching the age of 40. As such, it partook of the tradition in which it stood as well as breaking new ground in it. One of its more interesting features is the creative role that gabirol attributes to the divine will rather than the divine intelligence within his emanationist system. The literary framework of solomon ibn gabirol s fons vitae is a conversation between a master and a disciple. Solomon ibn gabirol project gutenberg selfpublishing. Read ibn gabirol s theology of desire matter and method in jewish medieval neoplatonism by sarah pessin available from rakuten kobo. Solomon ibn gabirol, also known as avicebron, was a spanishjewish poet and. Pines observes that the arabic equivalent for yesod is unsur. For that reason, we are even more in debt to sarah pessin for writing the first full length study in english of fons vitae. Upcoming additions to the fons vitae series three spiritual luminaries of twentieth century cairo book 1 reassurance for the seekera biography and translation of salih aljafaris alfawaid al jafariyya, a commentary on forty prophetic traditions. Gabirol derives matter and form from absolute being. Mar 16, 2001 coles introduction is a gem, delineating what little is known about ibn gabirol the man and describing his world, his work, and his thought in ways that will delight. An extract from the jewish writer solomon ibn gabirol s philosophical treatise on the first cause solomon ibn gabirol, also known as avicebron, was a spanishjewish poet and philosopher of the eleventh century. The first is the new translation of gabirol s masterpiece, fons vitae the font of life, by john a.
The fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol 1021105870 is essentially an eleventh century attempt to present the first par. Read a history of jewish medieval philosophy, by isaac husik in html for free. Selected religious poems of solomon ibn gabirol index. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. About avicebrons the font of life, translated by john laumakis this volume is a sound translation of the fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol born 10211022, who was the first. Written in dialogue form and comprising five treatises, the fons vitae contains ibn gabirol s neoplatonic account of metaphysics and cosmology. The romance of the nineteenthcentury discovery, by salomon munk, that avicebrons fons vitae, a major source of neoplatonic thought in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, was actually the work of the eleventhcentury hispanojewish poet, solomon ibn gabirol, and has often been retold. Religions free fulltext ibn gabirol and judah halevis. Ibn gabirol and his influence upon scholastic philosophy. Choice being medieval, these poems inevitably demonstrate the scope of religious language in their explorations of nature, drink, love, sex, boasting, friendship and loneliness. Fons vitae continues to release new publications each year. Laumakis published his translation in 2014, so pessin does not comment on it in her 20 book, ibn gabirols theology of desire, yet pessins work should be held in one hand while reading laumakis with the other. It is known that while malaga was his native city he signs some of his poems as malki, meaning from.
The dialogue in ibn gabirol s fons vitae analysis and discussion ibn gabirol s fons vitae, as was preserved in its 12th century latin translation, is formulated as a conversation between a master or. Religions free fulltext ibn gabirol and judah halevi. Comparing it with a latin work by avicebron entitled fons vit. He was born in malaga, spain, where a modern statue of him is to be found near the seashore. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. A history of jewish medieval philosophy by isaac husik html. The fountain of life fons vitae ebook by solomon ibn. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron milwaukee. The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical texts in translation solomon ibn gabirol avicebron, john a.
The importance of sacred art, symbolism and metaphysics cannot be underestimated, for these clarify the deeper and archetypal realities of human existence and the spiritual methodologies for the return to the divine, or to the centre. To this end, the specific point that is analyzed although in an incipient way is the question of unity and its qualifier one, both in the attribution ibn gabirol makes in his ontological model and in the models logical aspects. Avencebrolis ibn gebirol fons vitae ex arabico in latinum translatus ab iohanne hispano et dominico gundissalino microform. The basic vocabulary of the work is derived from the tradition of plato, aristotle, plotinus and the medieval arabic philosophers. May 25, 2019 the credit of identifying this name as a medieval corruption of ibn gabirol is due to s.
His great philosophical work, the well of life, showing the influence of neoplatonism, was written in arabic. Abraham ibn ezra, who cites gabirol s philosophicoallegorical bible interpretation, borrows from the fons vit. Forthcoming publications books fons vitae publishing. In addition to works from the worlds great spiritual traditions, fvs publications include a speciality in islam and sufism, supported by a scholarly advisory board. Schlomo ibn gabirol avicebron a fonte da vida tratado. Solomon ibn gabirol, also known as avicebron, was a spanishjewish poet and philosopher of the eleventh century. These three aspects of the great faith traditions underlie and reenforce the spiritual message and doctrine of each. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Pdf selected poems of solomon ibn gabirol download full. The credit of identifying this name as a medieval corruption of ibn gabirol is due to s. Arabic references are to the text excerpts listed in pines 195877 and fenton 1976. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove. The fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol 1021105870 is. Rethinking theology and matter with ibn gabirol stephen.
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