Maimonides : : Life and Thought / / Moshe Halbertal.
Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work, reveali...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Moses the Man
- Chapter Two: The Commentary on the Mishnah, the Book of Commandments, and the Philosophy of halakhah
- Chapter Three: Ethics and Belief in the Commentary on the Mishnah
- Chapter Four: What Is Mishneh Torah?
- Chapter Five: Philosophy and halakhah in Mishneh Torah
- Chapter Six: Mishneh Torah and the Conceptual Understanding of halakhah
- Chapter Seven: The Guide of the Perplexed and Its Critique of Religious Language
- Chapter Eight: The Guide of the Perplexed: Will or Wisdom?
- Conclusion
- Maimonides' Writings
- Bibliography
- Index