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Maimonides / T.M. Rudavsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rudavsky, Tamar, 1951-
- Series:
- Blackwell great minds ; 12.
- Blackwell great minds ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish philosophy.
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204--Teachings.
- Maimonides, Moses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A thorough and accessible introduction to Maimonides, arguably one of the most important Jewish philosophers of all time. This work incorporates material from Maimonides' philosophical, legal, and medical works, providing a synoptic picture of Maimonides' philosophical range.Maimonides was, and remains, one of the most influential and important Jewish legalists, who devoted himself to a reconceptualization of the entirety of Jewish lawOffers both an intellectual biography and an exploration of the most important philosophical works in Maimonides' corpusPersuasivel
- Contents:
- Maimonides; contents; preface; abbreviations; life and works; language, logic, and the art of demonstration; what we can say about God; philosophical cosmology; philosophical anthropology; naturalism and supernaturalism: prophecy, miracles, and divine will; philosophical theology: divine providence, human freedom, and theodicy; morality, politics, and the law; on human felicity; bibliography; index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612382567
- 9781444318012
- 1444318012
- 9781444318029
- 1444318020
- 9781282382565
- 128238256X
- OCLC:
- 609849745
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