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Philosophy and law : contributions to the understanding of Maimonides and his predecessors / Leo Strauss ; translated by Eve Adler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strauss, Leo.
- Series:
- SUNY Series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss
- SUNY series in the Jewish writings of Strauss
- SUNY series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss
- Standardized Title:
- Philosophie und Gesetz. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish philosophy.
- Law (Theology).
- Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Dalalat al-hairin.
- Maimonides, Moses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A groundbreaking study of the political philosophy of Maimonides and his Islamic predecessors.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter ""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Translator's Introduction: The Argument of Philosophy and Law""; ""I. Strauss's ""Introduction""""; ""II. Chapter 1: The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns in the Philosophy of Judaism: Notes on Julius Guttmann, The Philosophy of Judaism""; ""III. Chapter 2: The Legal Foundation of Philosophy: The Commandment to Philosophize and the Freedom of Philosophizing""; ""IV. Chapter 3: The Philosophic Foundation of the Law: Maimonides' Doctrine of Prophecy and its Sources""
- ""Note on this Translation""""Introduction""; ""Content ""; ""The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns in the Philosophy of Judaism: Notes on Julius Guttmann, The Philosophy of Judaism""; ""I""; ""II""; ""III""; ""IV""; ""V""; ""The Legal Foundation of Philosophy: The Commandment to Philosophize and the Freedom of Philosophizing""; ""A. Averroes""; ""B. Maimonides""; ""c. Gersonides""; ""The Philosophic Foundation of the Law: Maimonides's Doctrine of Prophecy and its Sources""; ""I""; ""II""; ""III""; ""IV""; ""V""; ""Back Matter ""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1.""
- ""Chapter 2.""""Chapter 3.""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-154) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4384-2143-5
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