| The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides Contributor(s): Seeskin, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521525780 ISBN-13: 9780521525787 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Moses ben Maimon, known to English speaking audiences as Maimonides (1138-1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages and played a pivotal role in the transition of philosophical interest from the Islamic East to the Christian West. His greatest philosophical work, The Guide of the Perplexed had a decisive impact on all subsequent Jewish thought and is still the subject of intense scholarly debate. The twelve essays in this volume by recognized scholars offer a comprehensive interpretation of his life and thought. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 2004020376 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.08" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |