Why Read Maimonides Today?
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 31 January 2026
- ISBN 9781009304788
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages200 pages
- Weight 500 g
- Language English 700
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Short description:
An introduction to Maimonides' life and thought using a number of enduring philosophical topics to showcase his continued relevance today.
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Maimonides (Moshe/Moses ben Maimon, 1138-1204) was not only the dominant rabbinic and Jewish intellectual figure of the later medieval period, but also one of history's greatest philosophers. As the author of the Mishneh Torah (ca. 1180), a compendium and systematization of the Jewish legal code, he remains an unsurpassed (if not uncontroversial) authority on halakha (Jewish law). His philosophical masterpiece, however, is the Guide of the Perplexed (1185-1190), in which he systematically presents his views on theology, metaphysics, cosmology, natural science, epistemology, Scriptural hermeneutics, law and ethics. This accessible and highly readable book introduces the reader to Maimonides' life and thought, and uses a number of enduring and popular philosophical topics - including the problem of evil, freedom of the will, and the relationship between virtue and happiness - to show that he continues to be interesting and relevant to readers today.
'In this volume, Steven Nadler has provided a lucid and engaging introduction to Maimonides' thought, one that emphasizes the continued relevance of Maimonides to a contemporary readership.' Tamar Rudavsky, Distinguished &&&160;Professor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University
Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1. Who was Maimonides?; 2. How to read the bible; 3. Why bad things happen to good people; 4. Judaism within the limits of reason; 5. Why read Maimonides today?; Acknowledgements; Bibliography.
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