MaimonidesISBN: 978-1-4051-4897-9
Hardcover
240 pages
March 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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- Maimonides was, and remains, one of the most influential and important Jewish thinkers
- Offers both an intellectual biography and an exploration of the most important philosophical works in Maimonides’ corpus
- Persuasively argues that Maimonides did see himself as engaged in philosophical dialogue
- Maimonides’ philosophy is presented in a way that is accessible to readers with little background in either Jewish or medieval philosophy
- Secondary readings are provided at the end of each chapter, as well as a bibliography of recent scholarly articles on some of the more pressing philosophical topics covered in the book