Maimonides' Guide of the perplexed: a critical guide

"Moses Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed is the greatest and most influential work in Jewish philosophy. It directly influenced Aquinas, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and the history of Jewish philosophy takes a decisive turn after the appearance of the Guide, in the wake of its Hebrew translatio...

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Other Authors: Frank, Daniel H. 1950- (Editor), Segal, Aaron (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2021
Series:Cambridge critical guides
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Moses Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed is the greatest and most influential work in Jewish philosophy. It directly influenced Aquinas, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and the history of Jewish philosophy takes a decisive turn after the appearance of the Guide, in the wake of its Hebrew translation. Aquinas refers to "Rabbi Moyses" when he develops his own theory of analogical predication, and Spinoza has Maimonides and the Guide squarely in focus in the Tractatus Theologico- Politicus, when he presents his own theory of biblical interpretation"--
Physical Description:viii, 316 Seiten
ISBN:9781108480512
1108480519
9781108727600
1108727603

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