Seymour Feldman

Seymour Feldman is an American academic and professor emeritus specializing in medieval and ancient philosophy at Rutgers University.[1]

Seymour Feldman
AwardsNational Jewish Book Award in Scholarship (1985)
Academic background
EducationCornell University (B.A., 1954)
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (M.A.)
Columbia University (Ph.D., 1963)
Academic advisorsMorris Goldfarb, Moshe Greenberg, Salo Wittmayer Baron, Charles Touati
Academic work
InstitutionsRutgers University

Education

Feldman received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University (1950-1954), his MA in Hebrew Literature at Jewish Theological Seminary, and his doctor of philosophy at Columbia University in 1963.

During his time at Cornell, Feldman entered an independent three-year intensive biblical studies program under the Hillel Rabbi, Morris Goldfarb. To this end, Feldman continued his Bible and Talmud studies in the summer under Moshe Greenberg. At JTS, Feldman was influenced by Shalom Spiegel.

Career

His scholarship focuses on medieval jewish philosophy, especially Gersonides, and Spinoza. Salo Baron invited him to translate Gersonides' major philosophical work, The Wars of the Lord, which had not yet been rendered into a modern language. Professor Charles Touati provided Feldman with guidance on the work. In 1985, Feldman's translation of Wars of the Lord received the National Jewish Book Award in Scholarship.[2]

Selected works
  • Philosophy in a Time of Crisis: Don Isaac Abravanel: Defender of the Faith. Routledge; 1st edition. 2012. ISBN 0700715908
  • Gersonides: Judaism within the Limits of Reason (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization). The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press; 1st edition. 2010. ISBN 1904113443
  • Levi ben Gershon. The Wars of the Lord. English translation by Seymour Feldman. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society; First Edition. 1984–1999. ISBN 9780827602205, ISBN 9780827606388, ISBN 9780827602755, ISBN 0827602200. ISBN 0827606389, ISBN 0827602758[3]

References
  1. Koza, Jessica D. "Feldman, Seymour". Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. "National Jewish Book Award: Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. "The wars of the Lord | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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