Moses Maimonides

Zusatztext The first serious comprehensive study of Maimonides' life and works in English. For anyone who is interested in Maimonides, especially those in areas outside the field of Jewish studies who need to work with texts of this great scholar and on his links with Christian and Islamic thought in the Middle Ages, this erudite, careful, and balanced work will be the standard work for many years to come. Informationen zum Autor Professor of Hebrew, emeritus, at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Proofs for Eternity, Creation, and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy (OUP, 1987) and Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect (OUP, 1992) . Klappentext Moses Maimonides (1137/38-1204), scholar, physician, and philosopher, was the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. In this magisterial biography, Herbert Davidson provides an exhaustive guide to Maimonides' life and works. After considering Maimonides' upbringing and education, Davidson expounds all of his many writings in exhaustive detail, with separate chapters on rabbinic, philosophical, and medical texts. Moses Maimonides has been recognized as the standard work on a towering figure of Western intellectual history. Zusammenfassung This magisterial biography provides a comprehensive guide to Maimonides' life and works. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Maimonides' Life 2. Education 3. Rabbinic Works I 4. Rabbinic Works II 5. Rabbinic Works III 6. Philosophical Works I 7. Philosophical Works II 8. Medical Works 9. Miscellaneous Writings 10. Conclusion

Auteur
Professor of Hebrew, emeritus, at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Proofs for Eternity, Creation, and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy (OUP, 1987) and Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect (OUP, 1992) .

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Moses Maimonides (1137/38-1204), scholar, physician, and philosopher, was the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. In this magisterial biography, Herbert Davidson provides an exhaustive guide to Maimonides' life and works. After considering Maimonides' upbringing and education, Davidson expounds all of his many writings in exhaustive detail, with separate chapters on rabbinic, philosophical, and medical texts. Moses Maimonides has been recognized as the standard work on a towering figure of Western intellectual history.

Résumé
This magisterial biography provides a comprehensive guide to Maimonides' life and works.

Contenu

• 1. Maimonides' Life
• 2. Education
• 3. Rabbinic Works I
• 4. Rabbinic Works II
• 5. Rabbinic Works III
• 6. Philosophical Works I
• 7. Philosophical Works II
• 8. Medical Works
• 9. Miscellaneous Writings
• 10. Conclusion