Method and metaphysics in Maimonides' Guide for the perplexed
By: Daniel Davies
Series: Reflection and theory in the study of religion series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780199768738
Subjects: Mysticism; Judaism; Medieval Philosophy; Jewish philosophy
Description: Maimonides' 'Guide for the Perplexed' is one of the most discussed books in Jewish history. Over 800 years after the author's death it remains disputed with readers seeking secret philosophical messages behind its explicit teaching.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Interpreting Maimonides in his multiple contexts; title: A dialectical topic: creation; title: Necessity and the law; title: Religious language (A): Negative theology and divine perfections; title: Religious language (B): Perfections and simplicity; title: Religious language (C): God's knowledge as a divine perfection; title: Secrets of the Torah: Ezekiel's vision of the chariot; title: The scope and accuracy of Ezekiel's prophecy; title: A kind of conclusion.