Moses Maimonides

by Oliver Leaman

Overview

Moses Maimonides (1135—1204) is recognized both as a leading Jewish thinker and as one of the most radical philosophers of the Islamic world. The study reveals the significance of Maimonides to contemporary philosophical and theological problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700706761
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/1997
Series:	Routledge Jewish Studies Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The cultural background; Chapter 2 How can we talk about God?; Chapter 3 Imagination and the objectivity of prophecy; Chapter 4 How did God create the world?; Chapter 5 The assault on the kalām; Chapter 6 What can God know?; Chapter 7 How do we know?; Chapter 8 The next world; Chapter 9 Morality, law and explanation; Chapter 10 Persisting problems;