Kenneth Seeskin

Gebundenes Buch

The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides

Beschreibung

This book contains twelve essays by leading scholars on the life, thought, and influence of one of Judaism's greatest thinkers: Moses Maimonides (1138-1204). Philosopher, Rabbi, Bible commentator, physician, Talmudic expositor and social commentator, Maimonides wrote on subjects that touch every aspect of life.

Autor

Kenneth Seeskin is a Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award. He is the author of Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age, Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed, No Other Gods: The Modern Struggle Against Idolatry, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, and Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 836g
• ISBN-13: 9780521819749
• ISBN-10: 0521819741
• Artikelnr.: 14715872

Rezensionen

'Kenneth Seeskin has assembled a distinguished team ... [a] stimulating assembly.' The Times Literary Supplement