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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806959703321

Autore

Rudavsky Tamar <1951->

Titolo

Maimonides / / T.M. Rudavsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9786612382567

9781444318012

1444318012

9781444318029

1444318020

9781282382565

128238256X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Blackwell great minds ; ; 12

Classificazione

5,1

CE 3417

Disciplina

181/.06

Soggetti

Jewish philosophy

Philosophy, Medieval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Maimonides; contents; preface; abbreviations; life and works; language, logic, and the art of demonstration; what we can say about God; philosophical cosmology; philosophical anthropology; naturalism and supernaturalism: prophecy, miracles, and divine will; philosophical theology: divine providence, human freedom, and theodicy; morality, politics, and the law; on human felicity; bibliography; index

Sommario/riassunto

A thorough and accessible introduction to Maimonides, arguably one of the most important Jewish philosophers of all time. This work incorporates material from Maimonides' philosophical, legal, and medical works, providing a synoptic picture of Maimonides' philosophical range.Maimonides was, and remains, one of the most influential and important Jewish legalists, who devoted himself to a reconceptualization of the entirety of Jewish lawOffers both an intellectual biography and an exploration of the most important philosophical works in Maimonides' corpusPersuasivel