Stern, Josef, 1949-

The matter and form of Maimonides' guide /Josef Stern. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Matter and form -- 2. Maimonides' theory of the parable -- 3. The parable of adamic perfection -- 4. Physical matter and its limitations on intellects -- 5. Maimonidean skepticism I -- 6. Maimonidean skepticism II -- 7. In the inner chamber of the ruler's palace: the critique of the theory of separate intellects -- 8. The embodied life of an intellect -- 9. Excrement and exegesis, or shame over matter.



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Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 --


Judaism--Doctrines.
Jewish philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.


Electronic Books.

BM545 / .M388 2013