The Matter and Form of Maimonides' Guide
| Author | : Josef Stern |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2013-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674075948 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674075943 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (943 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Matter and Form of Maimonides' Guide by : Josef Stern
Download or read book The Matter and Form of Maimonides' Guide written by Josef Stern and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed is generally read as an attempt either to harmonize reason and revelation or to show that they are irreconcilable. Moving beyond these familiar debates, Josef Stern argues that the perplexity addressed in this famously enigmatic work is the tension between human matter and form: the body and intellect.
