{"product_id":"maimonides-paperback-softback-9781509522910","title":"Maimonides (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509522910","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaimonides\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Davies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509522910, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e186 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.318 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\"A welcome addition to general expositions of Maimonides’ thought. Much more than an introduction, this book is a deeply philosophical encounter with some of the major themes of Maimonides’ writings, one that is thoroughly conversant with classical and contemporary perspectives. Daniel Davies offers original interpretations of thorny issues, sensible approaches to scholarly disputes, and a steady guide for beginning and advanced readers of Maimonides.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Manekin, University of Maryland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Many discussions of Maimonides concentrate on interpretation and methodology. But Davies goes to the heart of Maimonides as a philosopher, expounding with great clarity his most powerful arguments and original positions.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Marenbon, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Authored by one of the world’s top Maimonides scholars, this outstanding and comprehensive book is one of the best gateways into the world of the thinker who single-handedly created Jewish philosophy. A unique literary and scholarly achievement, this is one of the best works of Jewish philosophy of recent times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYitzhak Y. Melamed, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/b\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\u003eThe most famous of all medieval Jewish thinkers, Moses Maimonides is known for his monumental contributions to Jewish law, theology and medicine, and for an influence that extends into the wider world. His remarkable work, \u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e, is notoriously difficult to interpret, since Maimonides aimed it at those already versed in both philosophy and the rabbinic tradition and used literary techniques to test his readers and force them to think through his arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel Davies explores Maimonides’ approaches to issues of perennial and universal concern: human nature and the soul, the problem of evil, the creation of the world, the question of God’s existence, and negative theology. He addresses the unusual ways in which Maimonides presented his arguments, contextualising Maimonides’ thought in the philosophy and religion of his own time, as well as elucidating it for today’s readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis philosophically rich introduction is an essential guide for students and scholars of medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion, theology and Jewish studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1 Biography and Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2 Life and Humanity\u003cbr\u003e3 The Problem of Evil\u003cbr\u003e4 Creation and Infinity\u003cbr\u003e5 The Nature of Belief in God’s Existence\u003cbr\u003e6 Necessary Existence and Divine Attributes\u003cbr\u003e7 Diverse Interpretations and Disputed Instructions: Reading the \u003ci\u003eGuide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52458327179544,"sku":"9781509522910","price":17.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509522910.jpg?v=1785371025","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/maimonides-paperback-softback-9781509522910","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}