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Maimonides' political thought [[electronic resource] ] : studies in ethics, law, and the human ideal / / Howard Kreisel



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Autore: Kreisel Howard T (Howard Theodore) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Maimonides' political thought [[electronic resource] ] : studies in ethics, law, and the human ideal / / Howard Kreisel Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 362 pages)
Disciplina: 320/.092
Soggetto topico: Political science - Philosophy
Jewish philosophy
Philosophy, Medieval
Intellect - Religious aspects - Judaism
Common good
Perfection - Religious aspects - Judaism
Jewish ethics
God (Judaism)
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 GOD
Maimonides' 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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)
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ISBN: 1-4384-0967-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785644503321
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Serie: SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy