Maimonides on the Origin of the World

Seeskin, Kenneth

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Language: English

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

0521697522 / 9780521697521

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Small dent/ crease near front cover spine. Small crease on back cover. No tears, scuffs, or marks. Tight and clean pages. 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.

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Title
Maimonides on the Origin of the World
Author
Seeskin, Kenneth
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication year
2006
Condition
Fine
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0521697522
ISBN 13
9780521697521
Item weight
300 grams
Dimensions
15.22 centimeters width by 22.91 centimeters height by 1.45 centimeters depth

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