PHIL V3357 - Maimonides Guide of the Perplexed

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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The Guide of the Perplexed, written in Arabic by Moses Maimonides (1138-1204), is the most influential book in medieval Jewish philosophy. It was the last great work in the Arabic Aristotelian traditon founded by the Muslim philosopher Alfarabi. It had a decisive influence on future Jewish philosophers, including Spinoza; and also had a deep impact on Christian philosophers, like Aquinas. It is a difficult but enchanting book, composed in the form of a puzzle. We shall read together Maiminides' Guide against the background of Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic thought, and try to unravel its secrets.

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3.00

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www.columbia.edu

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(212) 854-1754

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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