Arthur Hyman (1921–2017) was a professor of philosophy at

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Early life and career

Hyman was born in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, on April 10, 1921. He was Dean of the

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until 2008, succeeded by David Berger. He taught philosophy at Yeshiva University for 55 years. He also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary,

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and

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public university, public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein ...

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. Hyman's books and articles on

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philosophy have been published worldwide; most noteworthy are his collections of essays on medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic philosophy, and his critical edition of

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. Hyman made major contributions in medieval Jewish scholarship and

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. Hyman served as president of both the American Academy for Jewish Research and the

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. He also served on the board of directors of the

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. Hyman was married to

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and had three sons, Jeremy, Michael, and Joseph. Hyman died on February 8, 2017.

Scholarship

Hyman's publications include four volumes of ''Maimonidean Studies'', which he edited, a critical edition of the Hebrew text and an English translation of

’ ''De Substantia Orbis,'' and ''Essays in Medieval Jewish and Islamic Philosophy'', which he edited while contributing an essay. He also co-edited the Salo W. Baron Jubilee Volume and the Harry A. Wolfson Jubilee Volume and co-authored ''Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions.'' Hyman's articles include “Maimonide, partisan du libre arbitre ou déterministe?” in Actes du Colloque Maïmonide, “Averroes’ Theory of the Intellect and the Ancient Commentators,” in Averroes and the Aristotelian Tradition, “Spinoza on Possibility and Contingency,” in Meetings of the Minds: The Relations between Medieval and Classical Modern European Philosophy, and “Medieval Jewish Philosophy as Philosophy, as Exegesis, and as Polemic,” in Miscellanea Mediaevalia. Aquinas lecture in philosophy
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Published work

* ''Eschatological Themes in Medieval Jewish Philosophy''

References

External links

Yeshiva UniversityIs evil necessary in God's world, interview with Arthur Hyman
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