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The Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies has edited a wide range of publication in the past years. Among them are the Encyclopedia of Scepticism and Jewish Tradition and various book series. Further information about all publications as well as recordings of its events can be found in this section.

MCAS Book Series

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Publications

Library

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A list of all publications written by fellows and team members as well as a list of the 50 most important publications of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies can be found in this section.

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Encyclopedia of Scepticism and Jewish Tradition

Workshops

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Further information will follow soon.

Maimonides Review of Philosophy and Religion

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The Maimonides Review of Philosophy and Religion (MRPR) is an annual collection of double-anonymous peer-reviewed articles, which seeks to provide a broad international arena for an intellectual exchange of ideas between the disciplines of philosophy, theology, religion, cultural history, and literature and to showcase their multifarious junctures within the framework of Jewish studies.

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Yearbook of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies

Yearbook of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies

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The Yearbook of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies mirrored the annual activities of staff and visiting fellows of the Centre as well as scholars of the Institute for Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Universität Hamburg during MCAS's first funding period (2015–20).

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Book Series: Studies and Texts in Scepticism

Book Series: Studies and Texts in Scepticism

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The series Studies and Texts in Scepticism (STIS) contains monographs, translations, and collected essays exploring scepticism in its dual manifestation as a purely philosophical tradition and as a set of sceptical strategies, concepts, and attitudes in the cultural field - especially in religions, perhaps most notably in Judaism.

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Book Series: Jewish Thought, Philosophy, and Religion

Book Series: Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion

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The series Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion (JTPR) aims to present a wide spectrum of studies and texts related to Jewish thought, philosophy and religion – from antiquity to the present. It seeks to highlight the multiplicity of approaches within Judaism and to shed light on the interaction between Jewish and non-Jewish thought.

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Newsletter

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This bimonthly newsletter informed about the research and activities of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies at Universität Hamburg until summer 2024.

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Recordings I: Conferences and Workshops

Lecture2Go is the central online video portal of Universität Hamburg, where you can watch, listen, and download recorded lectures. The Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies intends to provide recordings of its conferences, lectures, and workshops.

Conference 2017

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Conference (2017): Scepticism from Antiquity to Modern Times

The First International Conference on Scepticism at Universität Hamburg addressed the main elements, strategies, and definitions of scepticism with a focus on ancient, medieval, and early modern philosophy.

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Abulafia Conference 2018

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Conference (2018): Abulafia and the Early Maimonideans

The conference focused on the different trends and sceptical attitudes Maimonideanism took in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries by examining various approaches to major religious topics.

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Conference "Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Jewish Averroism"

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Conference (2018): Jewish Averroism

The purpose of the conference was to crystallise the understanding of Jewish Averroism as a philosophical and cultural phenomenon.

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Workshop Orobio

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Workshop (2016): Isaac Orobio

This workshop assessed the impact of Jewish criticism on the early modern quest for philosophical certainty and religious pluralism.

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Workshop: Converts of Conviction

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Workshop (2016): Converts of Conviction

The workshop considered a small group of converts in the modern era who moved from Judaism to Christianity out of a conviction.

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Workshops: Expressions of Sceptical Topoi

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Workshop (2016): Converts of Conviction

The aim of this workshop was to discuss elements of sceptical thought in Ancient and Late Ancient Judaism through a new analysis of relevant texts.

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Workshops: Expressions of Sceptical Topoi

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Workshop (2016): Jewish-Christian Polemics

The workshop focussed on sceptical aspects in Jewish-Christian polemics.

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Workshop: Buddhism and Scepticism

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Workshop (2017): Buddhism and Scepticism

This workshop investigated the place of scepticism in the development of classical Buddhist thought from historical and philosophical perspectives.

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Recordings II: Lectures

Grand Opening 2015

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Grand Opening of the Maimonides Centre 2015

Keynote lecture by Josef J. Stern (University of Chicago) on "Whats is Jewish Philosophy? A View from the Middle Ages."

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Annual Lecture 2016

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Annual Lecture 2016

Lecture by Giuseppe Veltri (Universität Hamburg) on "The Limits of Scepticism and Tolerance."

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Annual Lecture 2017

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Annual Lecture 2017

Lecture by Katja M. Vogt (Columbia University, New York) on "The Nature of Disagreement: Ancient Relativism and Skepticism."

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Annual Lecture 2018

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Annual Lecture 2018

Lecture by Julie R. Klein (Villanova University) on "Scepticism in Spinoza and the Project of Critique."

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Maimonides Lectures on Scepticism

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Maimonides Lectures on Scepticism

Maimonides Lectures on Scepticism are scheduled three to five times every academic year. Eminent scholars focusing on various aspects of scepticism are invited to present and discuss their research in an evening lecture.

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Lecture: Feminism and Scepticism

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Feminism and Scepticism

MCAS established a lecture series which focuses on feminist approaches to and perspectives on scepticism. It invites researchers to give a public lecture on this topic, and—following this lecture—to meet with the female fellows in an informal setting in order to share their experiences and career paths in their academic systems.

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Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism Lecture Series

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Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Thought

The lecture series “Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Thought” focussed on sceptical questions, methods, strategies, and approaches raised by Jewish thinkers in the Middle Ages.

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Lecture Series "Reason and Revelation"

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Reason and Revelation in Jewish Tradition

The lectures introduced Jewish thought to the interested public and exposed the relationship between reason and revelation in specific Jewish writings.

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