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The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) Book

Discusses the problems Maimonides encountered showing the depth and breadth of his philosophical thought.Read More

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  • Book Description

    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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    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 philosophy 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. An enigmatic figure in his own time, Maimonides continues to defy simple attempts at classification. The twelve essays in this volume, all by leaders in their respective fields, offer a lucid and comprehensive treatment of his life and thought. They cover the sources on which Maimonides drew, his contributions to philosophy, theology, jurisprudence, and Bible commentary, as well as his esoteric writing style and influence on later thinkers.

  • 0521525780
  • 9780521525787
  • Kenneth Seeskin
  • 12 September 2005
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 424
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