maimonides || What we can say about God
โ Scribed by Rudavsky, T. M.
- Book ID
- 102684223
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 540 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 1405148977
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โฆ Synopsis
This pioneering guide to Maimonides incorporates material from his philosophical, legal, and medical works, thus providing a synoptic picture of the philosophical views of one of the most important Jewish thinkers of all time. The book covers a broad range of topics, including divine predication, proofs for the existence of God, Maimonides' theory of creation, prophecy and miracles, the problem of evil and divine providence, moral theory and the rationality of the law. Rudavsky makes a persuasive case that Maimonides saw himself as being engaged in philosophical dialogue, drawing not only upon his own Jewish tradition, but also upon the ideas of ancient Greek and Islamic philosophers.
Unparalleled in scope and accessibility, this concise volume is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Medieval Philosophy, Jewish Philosophy, and Jewish Studies, as well as non-specialists coming to Maimonides for the first time.
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