Astrology, Kabbalah and Magic in Alfonso de la Torre 's "Visión Deleytable": Hispano-Jewish Contexts

Abstract

Visión Deleytable, a treatise on philosophy written by Alfonso de la Torre, offersthe most important witness to the fate ofMaimonidean rationalism in 15th century ChristianSpain. This paper analizes the Hispano-Jewish contexts for a revealing aspect of VisiónDeleytable's insertion in the medieval Aristotelian tradition: De la Torre's efforts toreconcile astrology, magic and Kabbalah with the Maimonidean frame of his religiousphilosophy.