Maimonides and his heritage
By: edited by Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Lenn E. Goodman, and James Allen Grady.
Contributors: Dobbs-Weinstein, Idit, 1950-; Goodman, Lenn Evan, 1944-; Grady, James Allen.
Series: SUNY series in Jewish philosophy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780791476550
Subjects: Maimonides, Moses, -- 1135-1204; Philosophy, Jewish; Philosophy, Medieval
Description: "This volume celebrates the depth and breadth of Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides' (1138-1204) achievements. The essays gathered here explore the rich diversity of a heritage that extends over eight hundred years, beginning with Maimonides' historical context; ranging through his distinct contributions to philosophy, theology, medicine, and Jewish law; to the impact his ideas have had on later generations. His humane perspective and commitment to intellectual rigor are reflected in the wide range of his works and his active role as a spiritual guide and intellectual leader. Maimonides' intellectual openness makes his work an enduring model of creative synthesis and critical appropriation, as well as a continuing source of intellectual stimulation not only for the many specialist scholars who scrutinize his texts but also for a wide and lively audience of nonspecialists."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Moses Maimonides and the world of Islam / David J. Wasserstein; title: Maimonides as biblical exegete / Arthur Hyman; title: Philosophical themes in Maimonides; title: Sefer ahavah / Menachem Kellner; title: Maimonides on joy / Moshe Sokol; title: Maimonides' psychology / Alfred Ivry; title: Bahya and Maimonides on the worth of medicine / Lenn E. Goodman; title: The ambiguity of the imagination and the ambivalence of language in Maimonides and Spinoza / Idit Dobbs-Weinstein; title: The philosophical mysticism of Maimonides and Maimon / Gideon Freudenthal; title: Persecution and the art of representation: Schocken's Maimonides: anthologies of the 1930s / Martina Urban; title: Maimonides in the crucible of Zionism: reflections on Yeshayahu: Leibowitz's negative theology / Paul Mendes-Flohr; title: Can we be Maimonideans today? / David Novak.