The Cambridge Companion to MaimonidesKenneth Seeskin 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. |
Contents
An Intellectual Portrait | 10 |
The Guide and Maimonides Philosophical | 58 |
Metaphysics and Its Transcendence | 82 |
Maimonides Epistemology | 105 |
Maimonides Philosophy of Science | 134 |
Maimonides Moral Theory | 167 |
Maimonides Political Philosophy | 193 |
Bible Commentary | 245 |
Spiritual Life | 273 |
Esotericism and Educational | 300 |
Maimonides A Guide for Posterity | 324 |
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