This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of
virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers. Gersonides is
recognized by scholars as one of the most innovative Jewish
philosophers of the medieval period. His first model of virtue is a
response to the seemingly capricious forces of luck through
training in endeavor, diligence, and cunning aimed at physical
self-preservation. His second model of virtue is altruistic in
nature. It is based on the human imitation of God as creator of the
laws of the universe for no self-interested benefit, leading humans
to imitate God through the virtues of loving-kindness, grace, and
beneficence. Both these models are amplified through the
institutions of the kingship and the priesthood, which serve to
actualize physical preservation and beneficence on a larger scale,
amounting to recognition of the political necessity for a division
of powers.
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