03756nam 2200721Ia 450 991082204280332120200520144314.01-4384-0967-2(CKB)2670000000233882(EBL)3408227(SSID)ssj0000607420(PQKBManifestationID)11370519(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607420(PQKBWorkID)10602245(PQKB)10203087(MiAaPQ)EBC3408227(OCoLC)794701322(MdBmJHUP)muse13995(Au-PeEL)EBL3408227(CaPaEBR)ebr10588776(EXLCZ)99267000000023388219990120d1999 ub 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaimonides' political thought studies in ethics, law, and the human ideal /Howard KreiselAlbany State University of New York Pressc19991 online resource (x, 362 pages)SUNY series in Jewish philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7914-4189-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index.MAIMONIDES' POLITICAL THOUGHT -- THE PRACTICAL INTELLECT -- THE CONCEPT GOOD -- IMITATIO DEI -- THE PROBLEM OF CONTRADICTIONS IN MAIMONIDES' APPROACH TO ETHICS -- INTELLECTUAL PERFECTION, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND THE ROLE OF THE LAW -- THE LOVE AND FEAR OF GODMaimonides' political thought -- The practical intellect -- The concept good -- Imitatio dei -- The problem of contradictions in Maimonides' approach to ethics -- Intellectual perfection, knowledgeof God, and the role of the law -- The love and fear of God.This is an excellent book, which deals with fundamental problems in Maimonides moral, political, and legal philosophy. It is well written, based upon the most recent scholarship, and, most importantly, advances our understanding of the greatest of the medieval Jewish philosophers. Daniel Frank, author of Commandment and Community: New Essays in Jewish Legal and Political Philosophy This book makes a contribution of great value to Maimonides scholarship and to the study of religion by systematically presenting the evidence for a political interpretation of the life-work of one of the greatest Jewish theologians. This is an important corrective to the prevailing tendency to ignore the centrality of the practical intellect of Maimonides anthropology, a tendency that leads to positing a false dichotomy between intellectual and practical conceptions of the best life for a human being. Ehud Benor, author of Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides Philosophy of Religion" (Amazon)SUNY Series in Jewish PhilosophyPolitical sciencePhilosophyJewish philosophyPhilosophy, MedievalIntellectReligious aspectsJudaismCommon goodPerfectionReligious aspectsJudaismJewish ethicsGod (Judaism)Political sciencePhilosophy.Jewish philosophy.Philosophy, Medieval.IntellectReligious aspectsJudaism.Common good.PerfectionReligious aspectsJudaism.Jewish ethics.God (Judaism)320/.092Kreisel Howard T(Howard Theodore)944478MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822042803321Maimonides' political thought3950762UNINA