Method and Metaphysics in Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed (Aar Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)
By Daniel Davies.
Description
Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed is one of the most discussed books in Jewish history. More than 800 years after the author's death it remains hotly debated, with readers seeking secret philosophical messages behind its explicit teachings, a quest fueled partly by Maimonides' own statement that certain parts of the Guide are based upon ideas that conflict with other parts. Through close readings of Maimonides' work, Daniel Davies addresses the major debates surrounding its secret doctrine. He argues that perceived contradictions in Maimonides' accounts of creatio...
ISBN(s)
0199768730, 9780199768738
