Guide for the PerplexedCCEL, 2021 - 339 páginas In the 12th century, Moses Maimonides wrote a long letter to one of his rabbinical students discussing a variety of philosophical matters concerning theology. The text tries to clarify some of the contradictions between the literal meaning of the Torah and its philosophical explications. This work is still of interest to contemporary philosophers and theologians. |
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Philosophical proofs for the Existence Incorporeality and Unity of the First Cause II On the Existence of Intelligences or purely Spiritual Beings III T... | |
The Four Faces are Human Faces with four different | |
Explanation of Scriptural Phrases implying the Destruction | |
On the Music of the Spheres | |
On Exod xxiv 10 | |
Three Theories concerning Prophecy | |
The Test of True Prophecy | |
On the Number of the Heavenly Spheres X The Influence of the Spheres upon the Earth manifesto itself in four different ways | |
On the Study and the Teaching of Metaphysics XXXVII On panim XXXVIII On ahor XXXIX On leb XL On ruah XLI On nefesh XLII On h ayyim... | |
On the Necessity of Proving the Inadmissibility of Attributes in reference to | |
Classification of Attributes | |
Sixth Class Punishment of the Sinner XLII Seventh Class Equity and Honesty XLIII Eighth Class Sabbath and Festivals XLIV Ninth Class Prayer Teff... | |
The Authors Introduction The TwentySix Propositions employed by the Philosophers to prove the Existence of | |
The Hayyot and the Ofannim | |
Man has the Power to Control his Bodily Wants and Earthly | |
The Material Element in Man Prevents him from Attaining | |
The Theory of Eccentricity Preferable to that of Epicycles XII On the Nature of the Divine Influence and that of the Spheres XIII Three Different Th... | |
Design in Nature XX The Opinion of Aristotle as regards Design in Nature XXI Explanation of the Aristotelian Theory that the Universe is the necess... | |
Caused by Man to Man 3 Caused by Man to himself | |
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Thirteenth Class Dietary Laws XLIX Fourteenth Class Marriage Laws L On Scriptural Passages with seemingly Purposeless Contents LI How God is w... | |
Why did God give Laws to Oppose Idolatry instead | |
Explanation of Hesed Love Mishpat Judgment and Zedakah Righteousness | |
On True Wisdom | |
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accident according action agens angels applied argument Aristotle assume atoms attributes believe body CHAPTER Commentary comp comprehend consider contained corporeal created creatio ex nihilo creation Creator denotes described Deut Divine earth elements Elohim employed essence eternal evil existence Exod explained expressions faculty figurative God’s Hayyot heavens Hebrew homonym Ibn Tibbon idea imagination imply impossible incorporeal intellect Intelligences Joseph Ibn Aknin Kalām knowledge likewise literal Lord Maimonides man’s meaning mentioned metaphysical Midrash Mishnah Mishneh Torah Moreh Moses motion move Mutakallemim nature object Onkelos opinion passage Pentateuch perceived perception perfection person philosophers phrase possess Primal Cause principle proof properties prophecy proposition proved Rabbi reference regards relation ruah Sages Samuel Ibn Tibbon Scripture sense Shechinah signifies simile soul spheres substance Talmud term Tetragrammaton thee theory things thou throne translation treatise truth Universe unto verb wisdom words xxxiii