Moses ben Maimon, known to English speaking audiences as Maimonides (1138-1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages and played a pivotal role in the transition of philosophical interest from the Islamic East to the Christian West. His greatest philosophical work, The Guide of the Perplexed had a decisive impact on all subsequent Jewish thought and is still the subject of intense scholarly debate. The twelve essays in this volume by recognized scholars offer a comprehensive interpretation of his life and thought.
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This book contains twelve essays by leading scholars on the life, thought, and influence of one of Judaism's greatest thinkers: Moses Maimonides (1138-1204). Philosopher, Rabbi, Bible commentator, physician, Talmudic expositor and social commentator, Maimonides wrote on subjects that touch every aspect of life. No other Jewish thinker from this period is still read with such intense interest or has aroused as much controversy. These essays discuss the problems he encountered and lay out the depth and breadth of his contribution.
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actualized intellect, married harlot, acquired intellect, actual intellect, rabbinic legislation, intellectual perfection, sublunar world, separate intellects, material intellect, scriptural law, messianic period, active intellect, propter quid, celestial physics, equivocal terms, continent man, monotheistic idea, extreme humility, ritual impurity, mathematical astronomy, eternal creation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mishneh Torah, Guide of the Perplexed, Samuel Ibn Tibbon, Garden of Eden, Principles of the Torah, Book of Commandments, Joseph ben Judah, Mosaic Law, Nicomachean Ethics, Hillel of Verona, Head of the Jews, Ibn Abi, Law of Moses, Middle Ages, Ibn Migash, Leo Strauss, Moses Narboni, Book of Knowledge, Ibn Tufayl, Isaac Abravanel, John Philoponus, Shlomo Pines, Abraham Ibn Ezra, Abu Bakr, Account of the Beginning New!
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- The Guide of the Perplexed, Vol. 1 by Moses Maimonides on 40 pages
- Theological-Political Treatise: Gebhardt Edition by Benedictus de Spinoza on 7 pages
- Political Treatise by Benedictus de Spinoza on 7 pages
- On Asthma, Volume 1 (Brigham Young University - Medical Works of Moses Maimonides) by Moses Maimonides on 4 pages
- The Summa Theologica (Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 19 & 20) by Thomas Aquinas on page 103, page 104, and page 132
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- Maimonides on the Origin of the World by Kenneth Seeskin in Front Matter
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