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Maimonides on the origin of the world / / Kenneth Seeskin



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Autore: Seeskin Kenneth <1947-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Maimonides on the origin of the world / / Kenneth Seeskin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 215 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 213/.092
Soggetto topico: Creation
Philosophy, Ancient
Philosophy, Medieval
Jewish philosophy
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.
Nota di contenuto: God and the problem of origin -- Creation in the Timaeus -- Aristotle and the arguments for eternity -- Plotinus and metaphysical causation -- Particularity -- Nature, miracles, and the end of the world -- Aftermath and conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: Although Maimonides' discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in importance only to belief in God - there is still considerable debate on what that contribution was. Kenneth Seeskin takes a close look at the problems Maimonides faced and the sources from which he drew. He argues that Maimonides meant exactly what he said: the world was created by a free act of God so that the existence of everything other than God is contingent. In religious terms, existence is a gift. In order to reach this conclusion, Seeskin examines Maimonides' view of God, miracles, the limits of human knowledge, and the claims of astronomy to be a science. Clearly written and closely argued, Maimonides on the Origin of the World takes up questions of perennial interest.
Titolo autorizzato: Maimonides on the origin of the world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-107-15210-0
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Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815290803321
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