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James A. Diamond, Menachem Kellner
The first critical study of how Maimonides has been read by leading Orthodox rabbis in our time shows that some have tried to liberate themselves from his influence, others have…
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The Maimonides Review is an annual collection of double-blind peer-reviewed articles, which seeks to provide a broad international arena for an intellectual exchange of ideas between the disciplines of philosophy…
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Daniel Davies
The most famous of all medieval Jewish thinkers, Moses Maimonides is known for his monumental contributions to Jewish law, theology and medicine, and for an influence that extends into the…
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Ross Brann
Moses Maimonides, a scientist, physician, philosopher, rabbinic scholar, and communal leader, was perhaps the most imposing Jewish figure of the pre-modern age. Yet, more than eight centuries after his death…
Charles H. T. Lesch
Theocratic movements are on the rise. But what does it actually mean for God to rule? This Element offers one answer by recovering the theocratic project of medieval Judaism's most…
Moses Maimonides
Maimonides' Guide to the Perplexed is a classic of world philosophy. Written in Arabic and completed around 1190, the work is among the most powerful and influential living texts in…
Alberto Manguel
An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world’s foremost bibliophiles
Lenn Goodman
In this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning and purpose of Maimonides' celebrated Guide to the Perplexed. Written in…
Maimonides
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The Guide for the Perplexed is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon better known as Maimonides. This book offers us a harvest of utterly insane, consoling…
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Complete text of crucial medieval work of philosophy: reconciliation of Aristotle and Scripture. Includes Life of Maimonides, analysis of The Guide, indexes of quotations from Scripture, Talmud. Maimonides, brilliant forerunner…
Moise Maimonide
WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in…
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists…
Written in the 12th century, Moses Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed was a long letter to one of his rabbinical students discussing a variety of philosophical matters concerning theology. In…
Yellin David
This book provides an overview of the life and thought of Maimonides, one of the most influential Jewish philosophers of the medieval period. The reader gains an understanding of Maimonides'…
Louis 1863-1926 Grossmann
Maimonides is an insightful biographical study of one of the greatest scholars and philosophers in Jewish history. Louis Grossmann offers a thorough analysis of the life and works of this…
T.M. Rudavsky
Offers an 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…
Sherwin B. Nuland
Moses Maimonides was a great physician, a dazzling Torah scholar, a community leader, and a philosopher whose greatest work attempted to reconcile scientific knowledge with faith in God. The bestselling…
Maimonides was, and remains, one of the influential and important Jewish legalists, who devoted himself to a reconceptualization of the entirety of Jewish law. This work offers an introduction to…
Maimonides, one of the most celebrated rabbis in the history of Judaism, was a prolific author of influential Arabic philosophical and medical treatises and two of the most important works…
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Harry Austryn Wolfson
Philip Kuhn
Presents a book-length poem that appears to confront specifically Jewish themes and can also be read and thought - through in non-denominational ways, not least because at its core lie…
David Yellin,Professor Israel Abrahams
Ben Zion Bokser
The conflict between religion and science has been a perennial problem in human thought. One of the most brilliant efforts to cope with it is that of Moses Maimonides. Born…
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