Overview

One aim of this series is to dispel the intimidation readers feel when faced with the work of difficult and challenging thinkers. Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides (1138–1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages. He 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, Maimonides continues to defy simple attempts at classification. The twelve essays in this volume 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.

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Author:   Kenneth Seeskin (Northwestern University, Illinois)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9780521525787

ISBN 10:   0521525780
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   12 September 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Moses Maimonides: an intellectual portrait Joel Kraemer; 2. The Guide and Maimonides' philosophical sources Alfred L. Ivry; 3. Metaphysics and its transcendence Kenneth Seeskin; 4. Maimonides' epistemology Josef Stern; 5. Maimonides' philosophy of sciences Gad Freudenthal; 6. Maimonides' moral theory David Shatz; 7. Maimonides' political philosophy Haim Kreisel; 8. Jurisprudence David Novak; 9. Bible commentary Sara Klein-Braslavy; 10. Spiritual life Menachem Kellner; 11. Maimonides' esotericism and educational philosophy Aviezer Ravitsky; 12. Maimonides: a guide for posterity Seymour Feldman.

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'Kenneth Seeskin has assembled a distinguished team [a] stimulating assembly.' The Times Literary Supplement

Author Information

Kenneth Seeskin is a Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award. He is the author of Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age, Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed, No Other Gods: The Modern Struggle Against Idolatry, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, and Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy.

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