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Maimonides on the Origin of the World

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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For those curious about faith and philosophy in creation

Clarifies Maimonides' views on God's creative act

You will deepen your understanding of existence as a gift

Explore Maimonides' profound insights on creation and existence.

Although Maimonides' discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in importance only to belief in God - there is still considerable debate on what that contribution was. Kenneth Seeskin takes a close look at the problems Maimonides faced and the sources from which he drew. He argues that Maimonides meant exactly what he said: the world was created by a free act of God so that the existence of everything other than God is contingent. In religious terms, existence is a gift. In order to reach this conclusion, Seeskin examines Maimonides' view of God, miracles, the limits of human knowledge, and the claims of astronomy to be a science. Clearly written and closely argued, Maimonides on the Origin of the World takes up questions of perennial interest.
Maimonides on the Origin of the World and Searching for a Distant God
Searching for a Distant GodMaimonides on the Origin of the World

  • Title

    Maimonides on the Origin of the World

  • Author

    Kenneth Seeskin

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    April 2005

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521845533

  • ISBN-10

    052184553X

  • Eden Code

    1226206

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