ABOUT THE GROSS LIBRARY OF JEWISH PHILOSOPHY

The Gross Library of Jewish Philosophy is a new series with Oxford University Press whose aim is to expand the canon of Jewish philosophy by publishing high-quality bilingual editions of medieval and early modern Jewish philosophical works. Our goal is to produce a full, diverse collection of works in Jewish philosophy, from different eras, representative of different approaches, methods, forms, some retranslated and edited “classics” but with emphasis on lesser known or unknown works that have not been translated (or even edited). All volumes will appear in bilingual form: source text (usually in Hebrew or Judeo-Arabic), and a facing-page English translation.

Each volume in the series will include a preface by the editor of the source – Hebrew or Judeo-Arabic – text. The preface will discuss briefly the editorial principles guiding the editor in establishing the source text. Our aim is to issue excellent editions of the text which are free from errors as much as possible, yet we will not, usually, aim at establishing definitive critical editions which are likely to require many years of work and would need considerable extra space for variants. Each volume will also contain an introduction by the translator in which the translator discusses succinctly major issues and problems in the translation and provides discussion of the author, the historical context of the work translated, its content, purpose, and influence. The translations will be annotated with source references and necessary explanatory notes. Each volume in the Series will conclude with a Glossary/Index of the major philosophical terms in the source language (in original script and in transliteration) and their English translations.