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Contextualizing Premodern Philosophy by Publication Date: 2022eBook
This volume brings together contributions from distinguished scholars in the history of philosophy, focusing on points of interaction between discrete historical contexts, religions, and cultures found within the premodern period. The contributions connect thinkers from antiquity through the Middle Ages and include philosophers from the three major monotheistic faiths--Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
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