The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides

ISBN-13: 9780521819749 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 424 str.

Kenneth Seeskin

Opis

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.

Recenzje

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Spis treści

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.