Description
The gulf between classical philosophy and the Torah made the task of Maimonides extraordinarily difficult. Weiss shows that Maimonides subtly preserves the tension between those traditions while producing a practical accommodation between them. To explain how Maimonides was able to accomplish this twofold goal, Weiss takes seriously the multilevel character of Maimonides' works. Weiss interprets Maimonides as a heterodox thinker who, with utter integrity, faces the Law's encounter with philosophy and gives both the Torah and philosophy their due.
Book Information
ISBN 9780226891521
Author Raymond L. Weiss
Format Hardback
Page Count 234
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 454g