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Maimonides and Spinoza

Joshua Parens

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Description:Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and SpinozaOCoas an Enlightenment advocate for secularizationOCoamong its key opponents. However, a new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact much closer than was previously thought. In his perceptive new book, Joshua Parens sets out to challenge the now predominant view of Maimonides as a protomodern forerunner to SpinozaOCoand to show that a chief reason to read Maimonides is in fact to gain distance from our progressively secularized worldview.Turning the focus from SpinozaOCOs oft-analyzed "Theologico-Political Treatise," this book has at its heart a nuanced analysis of his theory of human nature in the "Ethics." Viewing this work in contrast to MaimonidesOCOs "Guide of the Perplexed," it makes clear that Spinoza can no longer be thought of as the founder of modern Jewish identity, nor should Maimonides be thought of as having paved the way for a modern secular worldview. "Maimonides and Spinoza" dramatically revises our understanding of both philosophers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maimonides and Spinoza. To get started finding Maimonides and Spinoza, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 236

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0226645762

Description: Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and SpinozaOCoas an Enlightenment advocate for secularizationOCoamong its key opponents. However, a new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact much closer than was previously thought. In his perceptive new book, Joshua Parens sets out to challenge the now predominant view of Maimonides as a protomodern forerunner to SpinozaOCoand to show that a chief reason to read Maimonides is in fact to gain distance from our progressively secularized worldview.Turning the focus from SpinozaOCOs oft-analyzed "Theologico-Political Treatise," this book has at its heart a nuanced analysis of his theory of human nature in the "Ethics." Viewing this work in contrast to MaimonidesOCOs "Guide of the Perplexed," it makes clear that Spinoza can no longer be thought of as the founder of modern Jewish identity, nor should Maimonides be thought of as having paved the way for a modern secular worldview. "Maimonides and Spinoza" dramatically revises our understanding of both philosophers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maimonides and Spinoza. To get started finding Maimonides and Spinoza, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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