{"product_id":"a-guide-to-theguide-to-the-perplexed-a-readers-companion-to-maimonides-masterwork-hardback-9781503629530","title":"A Guide to TheGuide to the Perplexed; A Reader's Companion to Maimonides' Masterwork (Hardback) 9781503629530","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Guide to TheGuide to the Perplexed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader's Companion to Maimonides' Masterwork\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLenn Goodman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503629530\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.464 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"With complete mastery of the source languages, professional knowledge of ancient and medieval philosophies, yet equally at home in contemporary philosophical discourse, Lenn E. Goodman is uniquely qualified to present an authoritative survey of Maimonides' achievement. His fluid and eloquent writing delivers Maimonides' deliberations and decisions in a manner accessible to a wide audience.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Tzvi Langermann, Bar-Ilan University \"The learning deployed in this book—historical, philosophic, and linguistic—is extraordinary. Guiding one through a brilliant, notoriously difficult text with grace and clarity, this book is a must-read for anyone wanting to learn about Maimonides' life and what he sought to accomplish in the \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Kenneth Seeskin, Northwestern University \"It is no small feat for a book on Maimonides to smoothly blend all these elements: an absorbing biographical narrative, incisive readings of texts, historical context, cultural associations, and an appreciation of Maimonides' perennial relevance—all in an elegant and engaging style. Lenn E. Goodman is indeed a skilled guide to the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e, and to the man who wrote it.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —David Shatz, Yeshiva University \"In the \u003ci\u003eReader's Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodman provides an exquisitely erudite and succinct biography of Maimonides. He offers a detailed summary of the political, religious, and philosophical winds of the rabbi's time, as well as a review of the Guide's major themes and the scholarly arguments surrounding it. It is essential reading for anyone looking to fully understand the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e and its author.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Stuart Halpern, Jewish Book Council \"[\u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Guide to the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e] promises the English reader the framework and insight necessary to appreciate the depths of The Guide. In this short work, divided into three sections, Goodman explores who Rambam is and what The Guide is about, and he proposes a scaffolding and direction for students to follow as they explore Rambam's instruction.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Josh Frankel, \u003ci\u003eLehrhaus\u003c\/i\u003e \"Philosophy professor Goodman of Vanderbilt has written a most useful and insightful book.\"—Shmuel Ben-Gad, \u003ci\u003eAssociation of Jewish Libraries Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning and purpose of Maimonides' celebrated \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in the late twelfth century, Maimonides' \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e aims to help religiously committed readers who are alive to the challenges posed by reason and the natural sciences to biblical and rabbinic tradition. Keyed to the new translation and commentary by Lenn E. Goodman and Phillip I. Lieberman, this volume follows Maimonides' life and learning and delves into the text of the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e, clearly explaining just what Maimonides means by identifying the Talmudic Ma'aseh Bereshit and Ma'aseh Merkavah with physics and metaphysics (to Maimonides, biblical cosmology and theology). Exploring Maimonides' treatments of revelation, religious practice and experience, law and ritual, the problem of evil, and the rational purposes of the commandments, this guide to the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e explains the tactics Maimonides deployed to ensure that readers not get in over their heads when venturing into philosophical deep waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e  Two Notes to the Reader\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  Part I: Building Blocks\u003cbr\u003e  1. Setting the Scene\u003cbr\u003e  2. Learning\u003cbr\u003e  3. Cairo\u003cbr\u003e  4. A New Life\u003cbr\u003e  5. Believing\u003cbr\u003e  Part II: The Work of the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  6. Defining the Issues\u003cbr\u003e  7. Problematics\u003cbr\u003e  Part III: Esoterics\u003cbr\u003e  8. The Esoteric Style\u003cbr\u003e  9. Not Philosophy?\u003cbr\u003e  10. Breadcrumbs\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: The \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e Today\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676656955672,"sku":"9781503629530","price":63.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-guide-to-theguide-to-the-perplexed-a-readers-companion-to-maimonides-masterwork-hardback-9781503629530","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}