Maimonides and Philosophy Papers Presented at the Sixth Jerusalem Ph

In the year 1985, presumed to mark the 850th anniversary of Maimonides' birth, the Sixth Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter was dedicated to Maim­ onides as philosopher. We did not enter into the other aspects of his work, rabbinical, legal, medical, etc.,

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SHLOMO PINES and YIRMIY AHU YOVEL ( editors)

MAIMONIDES AND PHILOSOPHY

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MAIMONIDES AND PHILOSOPHY

Papers Presented at the Sixth Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter, May 1985

edited by

SHLOMO PINES and YIRMIY AHU YOVEL The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1986

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Contents

Preface A Note on Texts and Transliteration

VII

IX

I. Philosophical Issues in Maimonides Shlomo Pines:

The Philosophical Purport of Maimonides' Halachic Works and the Purport of The Guide of the Perplexed

Eliezer Goldman:

Rationality and Revelation in Maimonides' Thought

15

Alvin J. Reines:

Maimonides' True Belief Concerning God

24

Abraham Nuriel:

Remarks on Maimonides' Epistemology

36

Jonathan W. Malino: Aristotle on Eternity: Does Maimonides Have a Reply?

52

Sara Klein-Braslavy:

The Creation of the World and Maimonides' Interpretation of Gen.

I-V

65

Moshe Idel:

Sitre 'Arayot in Maimonides' Thought

79

Josef Stern: