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The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides
Kenneth Seeskin
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides
Paperback. Discusses the problems Maimonides encountered, showing the depth and breadth of his philosophical thought. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPD. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
One aim of this series is to dispel the intimidation readers feel when faced with the work of difficult and challenging thinkers. Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides (1138–1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages. He played a pivotal role in the transition of philosophy from the Islamic East to the Christian West. His greatest philosophical work, The Guide of the Perplexed, had a decisive impact on all subsequent Jewish thought and is still the subject of intense scholarly debate. An enigmatic figure, Maimonides continues to defy simple attempts at classification. The twelve essays ... Read more
One aim of this series is to dispel the intimidation readers feel when faced with the work of difficult and challenging thinkers. Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides (1138–1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages. He played a pivotal role in the transition of philosophy from the Islamic East to the Christian West. His greatest philosophical work, The Guide of the Perplexed, had a decisive impact on all subsequent Jewish thought and is still the subject of intense scholarly debate. An enigmatic figure, Maimonides continues to defy simple attempts at classification. The twelve essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521525787
SKU
V9780521525787
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About Kenneth Seeskin
Kenneth Seeskin is a Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award. He is the author of Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age, Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed, No Other Gods: The Modern Struggle Against Idolatry, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, and Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy.
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides
'Kenneth Seeskin has assembled a distinguished team … [a] stimulating assembly.' The Times Literary Supplement