Title: Maimonides and Spinoza
Description: This is a revision of predominant understanding of the philosophers Maimonides and Spinoza. It was agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza an Enlightenment advocate for secularization. A new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact much closer than was thought.
Subjects: Judaism, Theological anthropology, Philosophical anthropology, Criticism and interpretation, Maimonides, moses, 1135-1204, Spinoza, benedictus de, 1632-1677, Theological anthropolgy, Jewish literature, history and criticism
People: Benedictus de Spinoza (1632-1677), Moses Maimonides (1135-1204)