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:
