Overview: In this book, 11 leading scholars contribute to theunderstanding of the scientific and philosophical works of MosesMaimonides (1135-1204), the most luminous Jewish intellectualsince Talmudic times. Deeply learned in mathematics, astronomy,astrology (which he strongly rejected), logic, philosophy, psychology,linguistics, and jurisprudence, and himself a practising physician,Maimonides flourished within the high Arabic culture of the 12thcentury, where he had momentous influence upon subsequent Jewishbeliefs and behavior, upon ethical demands, and upon ritualtraditions. For him, master
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