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Moses ben Maimon (also known as Maimonides, 1138–1204) was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher and one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In addition to philosophy, he studied and practiced astronomy and medicine and worked as a rabbi. He is seen as one of the foremost rabbinical philosophers in Jewish history, and his work is a cornerstone of Jewish scholarship.

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Student’s Companion to the Guide of the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides

Student’s Companion to the Guide of the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides lays out, in nontechnical terms, the main ideas contained in Maimonides’ famous work so that it can be read by an ambitious beginner or a sharp-witted high school student.

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Maimonides’ Treatise on Logic: Makalah Fi-Sina-At Al-Mantik

In its own way a page-turner, his Treatise on Logic is a useful little guide to Maimonidean thought. This version of the 1938 English translation by Israel Efros for the American Academy of Jewish Research comes with the Arabic original and three Hebrew translations (ibn Tibbon, Ahitub, and Vivas).

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The Wisdom of Maimonides: The Life and Writings of the Jewish Sage

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.

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Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism

A challenging look at two great Jewish philosophers, and what their thinking means to our understanding of God, truth, revelation and reason.

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Maimonides the Universalist: The Ethical Horizons of the Mishneh Torah

Maimonides ends each book of his legal code the Mishneh torah with a moral or philosophical reflection, in which he lifts his eyes, as it were, from purely halakhic concerns and surveys broader horizons.

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Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds

This authoritative biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential minds in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver.

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Maimonides and the Book that Changed Judaism: Secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed

A publishing sensation long at the top of the best-seller lists in Israel, the original Hebrew edition of Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism has been called the most successful book ever published in Israel on the preeminent medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides.

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Between Rashi and Maimonides: Themes in Medieval Jewish Thought, Literature and Exegesis

This volume contains fifteen essays, evenly divided among the fields of medieval Jewish thought, literature and exegesis.

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Philosophy and Law: Contributions to the Understanding of Maimonides and His Predecessors

This is a fresh and challenging treatment of the perennial conflict between reason and revelation, or philosophy and religion.

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Maimonides Essential Teachings on Jewish Faith & Ethics: The Book of Knowledge & the Thirteen Principles of Faith

No Jewish thinker has had a more significant impact on Jewish religious thought than Moses Maimonides (1138–1204).

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