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1	Maimonides more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Moses Maimonides was a great physician, a dazzling Torah scholar, a community leader, and a philosopher whose greatest work attempted to reconcile scientific knowledge with faith in God. The bestselling author of "How We Die" focuses on this greatest of rabbis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Persecution & the Art of Writing more books like this by Leo Strauss add to wishlist The essays collected in "Persecution and the Art of Writing" all deal with one problem--the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. see all copies from $16.37! new only from $16.37! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds more books like this by Joel L Kraemer add to wishlist Kraemer's biography is at once a portrait of a great historical figure--Moses Maimonides was one of the most influential intellects in all of human history--and an excursion into the Mediterranean world of the 12th century. see all copies from $21.38! new only from $21.38! \| SVS
4	Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed more books like this by Kenneth Seeskin add to wishlist see all copies from $11.32! new only from $20.34! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Wisdom of Maimonides: The Life and Writings of the Jewish Sage more books like this by Dr. Edward Hoffman (Editor) add to wishlist Here is an accessible introduction to the life and wisdom of the famous twelfth-century philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides, whose prolific writings on medical and religious issues, commentaries on Jewish texts, and writings on Jewish ethics and law profoundly influenced Judaism. The Wisdom of Maimonides includes a biography; a section of ... see all copies from $7.66! new only from $7.79!
6	Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion more books like this by Ehud Benor add to wishlist see all copies from $5.52! new only from $10.00!
7	Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works more books like this by Herbert A Davidson add to wishlist Moses Maimonides, rabbinist, philosopher, and physician, had a greater impact on Jewish history than any other medieval figure. Born in Cordova, Spain, in 1137 or 1138, he spent a few years in Morocco, visited Palestine, and settled in Egypt by 1167. He died there in 1204. Maimonides was a man of superlatives. He wrote the first commentary to ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $66.10! \| SVS
8	Maimonides more books like this by Irbil Arbel, Ilil Arbel add to wishlist Moses Maimonides' life reads like an adventure story. Personal tragedies, gained and lost fortunes, shipwrecks, all were part of his tumultuous tale, as well as sudden and bewildering fame as court physician to the Sultan Saladin and all his wives and concubines. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.55! \| first editions
9	Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future more books like this by David Hartman add to wishlist A study of the issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities, David Hartman suggests a more inclusive and inviting framework for the modern Israeli engagement of the Jewish tradition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Collected Essays on Philosophy and on Judaism more books like this by Marvin Fox add to wishlist see all copies from $4.19!
11	The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides more books like this by Kenneth Seeskin add to wishlist One aim of this series is to dispel the intimidation readers feel when faced with the work of difficult and challenging thinkers. Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides (1138-1204), represents the high point of Jewish rationalism in the middle ages. He played a pivotal role in the transition of philosophy from the Islamic East to the Christian ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.75! \| SVS
12 view cover	Moses Maimonides more books like this by Oliver Leaman add to wishlist Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) is recognized both as a leading figure in Jewish thought and as one of the most radical philosophers of the Islamic world. Most accounts of his thought are unduly obsessed with his Jewish background and fail to do justice to the part he played in the recreation of an important and intriguing set of arguments which ... see all copies from $12.92! new only from $52.93! \| SVS
13 view cover	On Maimonides more books like this by Charles Harry Manekin add to wishlist ON MAIMONIDES presents an overview of Maimonides' most lasting philosophical contributions, this practical and affordable philosophy text will help you understand and identify key ideas so that you can easily succeed in this course. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Jewish Philosophy: An Historical Introduction more books like this by Norbert Samuelson add to wishlist Presupposing no prior background in Judaism or philosophy, this text surveys the history of Jewish Philosophy, from the formation of the Hebrew Scriptures to the modern age. It is intended to be used with courses in Jewish philosophy, as well as with more general courses in religious thought, Judaism and philosophy.;The author discusses the ... see all copies from $9.64! new only from $33.28! \| SVS
15 view cover	Two Models of Jewish Philosophy: Justifying One's Practices more books like this by Daniel Rynhold add to wishlist In a work that illustrates how Jewish philosophy can make a genuine contribution to general philosophical debate, Daniel Rynhold attempts to formulate a model for the justification of practices by applying the methods of modern analytic philosophy to approaches to the rationalization of the commandments from the history of Jewish philosophy. ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $125.21! \| SVS
16 view cover	Legacy of Maimonides more books like this by Ben Zion Bokser add to wishlist see all copies from $3.87! new only from $12.09! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Aquinas and Maimonides on the Possibility of the Knowledge of God: An Examination of the Quaestio de Attributis more books like this by Mercedes Rubio add to wishlist Thomas Aquinas wrote a text later known as Quaestio de attributis and ordered it inserted in a precise location of his Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard more than a decade after composing this work. Aquinas assigned exceptional importance to this text, in which he confronts the debate on the issue of the divine attributes that swept the ... see all copies from $145.26! new only from $145.26! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Ethics of Maimonides more books like this by Hermann Cohen, Almut Sh Bruckstein (Translator), Robert Gibbs (Foreword by) add to wishlist Hermann Cohen's essay on Maimonides' ethics is one of the most fundamental texts of twentieth-century Jewish philosophy, correlating Platonic, prophetic, Maimonidean, and Kantian traditions. Almut Sh. Bruckstein provides the first English translation and her own extensive commentary on this landmark 1908 work, which inspired readings of medieval ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Our Place in Al-Andalus': Kabbalah, Philosophy, Literature in Arab Jewish Letters more books like this by Gil Anidjar add to wishlist The year 1492 is only the last in a series of "ends" that inform the representation of mediaeval Spain in modern Jewish historical and literary discourses. These ends simultaneously mirror the traumas of history and shed light on the discursive process by which hermetic boundaries are set between periods, communities, and texts. This study ... see all copies from $21.96! new only from $21.96! \| SVS
20 view cover	Interpreting Maimonides: Studies in Methodology, Metaphysics, and Moral Philosophy more books like this by Marvin Fox add to wishlist In this comprehensive study, Marvin Fox offers an approach to Moses Maimonides that illuminates the intersections of his philosophical, religious, and Jewish visions--ideas that have embattled readers of Maimonides since the twelfth century. see all copies from $21.00! new only from $27.60! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Moses Maimonides more books like this by Fred Rosner (Editor), Samuel S Kottek (Editor) add to wishlist Papers from a conference held in Jerusalem, October 1990, present a fresh look at Maimonides' contributions in light of newly discovered sources and the relevance of his work to modern medicine, science, and philosophy. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $30.32! \| first editions
22 view cover	Maimonides and the Sciences more books like this by Robert S Cohen (Editor), Hillel Levine (Editor) add to wishlist In this book, 11 leading scholars contribute to the understanding of the scientific and philosophical works of Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), the most luminous Jewish intellectual since Talmudic times. Deeply learned in mathematics, astronomy, astrology (which he strongly rejected), logic, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and jurisprudence, and ... see all copies from $90.28! new only from $90.28! \| SVS
23 view cover	Sex Ethics in the Writings of Moses Maimonides more books like this by Fred Rosner add to wishlist A translation of Maimonides' "Treatise on Cohabitation"; ten chapters on ways to increase sexual potential. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.70! \| first editions
24 view cover	Maimonides' Ethics: The Encounter of Philosophic and Religious Morality more books like this by Raymond L Weiss add to wishlist In this book Raymond L. Weiss examines how a seminal Jewish thinker negotiates the philosophical conflict between Athens and Jerusalem in the crucial area of ethics. Maimonides, a master of both the classical and the biblical-rabbinic traditions, reconciled their differing views of morality primarily in the context of Jewish jurisprudence. Taking ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
25	Maimonides: A Collection of Critical Essays more books like this by Joseph A. Buijs add to wishlist The essays in this book deal with philosophical issues in the thought of Maimonides. Included are: "The Literary Character of the "Guide for the Perplexed"" by Leo Staus, "The Purpose of the Law According to Maimonides" by Miriam Galston, and "Essence and Existence in Maimonides" by Alexander Altmann. see all copies from $16.50! new only from $60.18!

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