Maimonides on the origin of the world
Although Maimonides' discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in importance only to belief in God - there is still considerable debate on what that contribution was. Kenneth Seeskin takes a close look at the problems Maimo...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2005.
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
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Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204)
B Maimonides, Moses ; 1135-1204 B Creation B Jewish Philosophy B Bible B Philosophy, Ancient B Maimonides, Moses B Bible. Genesis, I Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish B Philosophy, Medieval B Bible ; Genesis, I ; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish |
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| Summary: | Although Maimonides' discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in importance only to belief in God - there is still considerable debate on what that contribution was. Kenneth Seeskin takes a close look at the problems Maimonides faced and the sources from which he drew. He argues that Maimonides meant exactly what he said: the world was created by a free act of God so that the existence of everything other than God is contingent. In religious terms, existence is a gift. In order to reach this conclusion, Seeskin examines Maimonides' view of God, miracles, the limits of human knowledge, and the claims of astronomy to be a science. Clearly written and closely argued, Maimonides on the Origin of the World takes up questions of perennial interest. God and the problem of origin -- Creation in the Timaeus -- Aristotle and the arguments for eternity -- Plotinus and metaphysical causation -- Particularity -- Nature, miracles, and the end of the world -- Aftermath and conclusion |
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| ISBN: | 0511614624 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511614620 |