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Aquinas and Maimonides on the Possibility of the Knowledge of God
Mercedes Rubio
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Paperback. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
Purpose Moses Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed is pervaded by a p- manent tension regarding the possibility and extent of the knowledge of God by a created intellect, which lies at the roots of the 13th century controversy over Maimonides’ writings. While Maimonides asserts that “its purpose is to give indications to a religious man for whom the validity of our Law has become 1 established in his soul and has become actual in his belief,” one of its early opponents, Meshullam ben Solomon, writes referring to him: “Those who deny the proper attributes of God speak out 2 until ... Read more
Purpose Moses Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed is pervaded by a p- manent tension regarding the possibility and extent of the knowledge of God by a created intellect, which lies at the roots of the 13th century controversy over Maimonides’ writings. While Maimonides asserts that “its purpose is to give indications to a religious man for whom the validity of our Law has become 1 established in his soul and has become actual in his belief,” one of its early opponents, Meshullam ben Solomon, writes referring to him: “Those who deny the proper attributes of God speak out 2 until ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Series
Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048171804
SKU
V9789048171804
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Reviews for Aquinas and Maimonides on the Possibility of the Knowledge of God
Aus den Rezensionen: "... Ausgehend von der ... 'Quaestio de attributis' ... zeichnet Rubio ... die thomasische Rezeption der maimonidischen Attributenlehre nach. Ihre Grundpramisse ist, dass Thomas ... Mitte der 1260er Jahre ... sich erneut mit Maimonides beschaftigt hat und sich in der vorliegenden Quastio die vollendetste Form der Auseinandersetzung mit Maimonides finde, die ihrerseits in anderen Werken des Aquinaten ... Read more