Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest (Expanded Edition)A 12th-century rabbi, scholar, physician, and philosopher, Moses Maimonides is best known for his two great works on Judaism: Mishneh Torah and Guide to the Perplexed. They have often been viewed by scholars as having different audiences and different messages, together reflecting the two sides of the author himself: Maimonides the halakhist, who focused on piety through obedience to Jewish law; and Maimonides the philosopher, who advocated closeness with God through reflection and knowledge of nature. David Hartman argues that while many scholars look at one aspect of Maimonides to the exclusion or dismissal of the other, the way to really understand him is to see both adherence to the law and philosophical pursuits as two essential aspects of Judaism. This expanded edition contains a new postscript by Hartman that sheds new light on his argument and indeed on Judaism as Maimonides interpreted it. |
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User Review - nproenza - LibraryThingDr. Rabbi Hartman starts off with a good intro into the 4 different categories of people and how they deal with information/dogma that is contrary to their way of thinking. I'm looking foward to ... Read full review
Contents
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Philosophy in Maimonides Legal Works | 28 |
Halakhic andAggadic Categories and Their | 66 |
THREE | 77 |
Reason and Traditional Authority | 102 |
FOUR | 131 |
The Philosophic Religious Sensibility | 139 |
FIVE | 166 |
Morality and the Passionate Tovefor God | 187 |
NOTES | 215 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 |
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