Lecture: “Maimonides and the False Prophet: The Epistemology of Prophecy and the Maimonidean Circle”
Josef Stern (University of Chicago)
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to present a lecture supported by the Roz and Ralph Halbert Endowment in Jewish Studies.
Josef Stern, William H. Colvin Professor of Philosophy, works and teaches in two main areas: medieval philosophy, especially Jewish and Arabic philosophy, and contemporary philosophy of language. His interests in the philosophy of language focus on the theory of reference, the role of context in semantic interpretation, the distinction between literal and non-literal meaning, and between linguistic and non-linguistic modes of representation and communication. In medieval philosophy, Stern is completing a number of book projects that focus on epistemological and metaphysical issues in the philosophy of Moses Maimonides and his relation both to the Arabic philosophical tradition and to later Jewish thinkers, such as Nahmanides. He is also interested in Hume’s Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, the philosophy of art, skepticism, and the history of philosophical interpretation of Scripture.
This event is free and open to all. For further information, please contact the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at (416) 978-1624 or cjs.events@utoronto.ca.
This event is presented in partnership with the Department of Philosophy.