Maimonides Spinoza

Author : Joshua Parens
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226645762
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides & Spinoza written by Joshua Parens and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza—as an Enlightenment advocate for secularization—among its key opponents. However, a new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact much closer than was previously thought. In his perceptive new book, Joshua Parens sets out to challenge the now predominant view of Maimonides as a protomodern forerunner to Spinoza—and to show that a chief reason to read Maimonides is in fact to gain distance from our progressively secularized worldview. Turning the focus from Spinoza’s oft-analyzed Theologico-Political Treatise, this book has at its heart a nuanced analysis of his theory of human nature in the Ethics. Viewing this work in contrast to Maimonides’s Guide of the Perplexed, it makes clear that Spinoza can no longer be thought of as the founder of modern Jewish identity, nor should Maimonides be thought of as having paved the way for a modern secular worldview. Maimonides and Spinoza dramatically revises our understanding of both philosophers.

Author : Joshua Parens
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226645746
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides and Spinoza written by Joshua Parens and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Marc Angel
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1580234119
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides, Spinoza and Us written by Marc Angel and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A challenging look at two great Jewish philosophers, and what their thinking means to our understanding of God, truth, revelation and reason. Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) is Jewish history's greatest exponent of a rational, philosophically sound Judaism. He strove to reconcile the teachings of the Bible and rabbinic tradition with the principles of Aristotelian philosophy, arguing that religion and philosophy ultimately must arrive at the same truth. Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) is Jewish history's most illustrious "heretic." He believed that truth could be attained through reason alone, and that philosophy and religion were separate domains that could not be reconciled. His critique of the Bible and its teachings caused an intellectual and spiritual upheaval whose effects are still felt today. Rabbi Marc D. Angel discusses major themes in the writings of Maimonides and Spinoza to show us how modern people can deal with religion in an intellectually honest and meaningful way. From Maimonides, we gain insight on how to harmonize traditional religious belief with the dictates of reason. From Spinoza, we gain insight into the intellectual challenges which must be met by modern believers.

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1580235441
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides, Spinoza and Us written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A challenging look at two great Jewish philosophers, and what their thinking means to our understanding of God, truth, revelation and reason. Moses Maimonides (11381204) is Jewish historys greatest exponent of a rational, philosophically sound Judaism. He strove to reconcile the teachings of the Bible and rabbinic tradition with the principles of Aristotelian philosophy, arguing that religion and philosophy ultimately must arrive at the same truth. “p>Baruch Spinoza (163277) is Jewish historys most illustrious heretic. He believed that truth could be attained through reason alone, and that philosophy and religion were separate domains that could not be reconciled. His critique of the Bible and its teachings caused an intellectual and spiritual upheaval whose effects are still felt today. Rabbi Marc D. Angel discusses major themes in the writings of Maimonides and Spinoza to show us how modern people can deal with religion in an intellectually honest and meaningful way. From Maimonides, we gain insight on how to harmonize traditional religious belief with the dictates of reason. From Spinoza, we gain insight into the intellectual challenges which must be met by modern believers.

Author : Barry Jay Luby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides and Spinoza written by Barry Jay Luby and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Norman L. Whitman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030494721
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Examination of the Singular in Maimonides and Spinoza written by Norman L. Whitman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an alternative reading of the respective works of Moses Maimonides and Baruch Spinoza. It argues that both thinkers are primarily concerned with the singular perfection of the complete human being rather than with attaining only rational knowledge. Complete perfection of a human being expresses the unique concord of concrete activities, such as ethics, politics, and psychology, with reason. The necessity of concrete historical activities in generating perfection entails that both thinkers are not primarily concerned with an “escape” to a metaphysical realm of transcendent or universal truths via cognition. Instead, both are focused on developing and cultivating individuals’ concrete desires and activities to the potential benefit of all. This book argues that rather than solely focusing on individual enlightenment, both thinkers are primarily concerned with a political life and the improvement of fellow citizens’ capacities. A key theme throughout the text is that both Maimonides and Spinoza realize that an apolitical life undermines individual and social flourishing.

Author : Leon Roth, M.A., D.Phil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spinoza Descartes & Maimonides written by Leon Roth, M.A., D.Phil and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barry Jay Luby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides and Spinoza written by Barry Jay Luby and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781459683273
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides, Spinoza and Us written by Rabbi Marc D. Angel and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Moshe Halbertal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400848474
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides written by Moshe Halbertal and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work, revealing how his philosophical sensibility and outlook informed his interpretation of Jewish tradition. Moshe Halbertal vividly describes Maimonides's childhood in Muslim Spain, his family's flight to North Africa to escape persecution, and their eventual resettling in Egypt. He draws on Maimonides's letters and the testimonies of his contemporaries, both Muslims and Jews, to offer new insights into his personality and the circumstances that shaped his thinking. Halbertal then turns to Maimonides's legal and philosophical work, analyzing his three great books--Commentary on the Mishnah, the Mishneh Torah, and the Guide of the Perplexed. He discusses Maimonides's battle against all attempts to personify God, his conviction that God's presence in the world is mediated through the natural order rather than through miracles, and his locating of philosophy and science at the summit of the religious life of Torah. Halbertal examines Maimonides's philosophical positions on fundamental questions such as the nature and limits of religious language, creation and nature, prophecy, providence, the problem of evil, and the meaning of the commandments. A stunning achievement, Maimonides offers an unparalleled look at the life and thought of this important Jewish philosopher, scholar, and theologian.