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Leading scholars hav combined forces to produce this volme on the philosophy and legal views of Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) and the historical context in which he worked. The philosophical section examines Maimonides' ethical doctrine, his paradoxical lifestyle, his guide of the perplexed, his attitude to mysticism, his use of language, and his theory of astronomy. Th legal section deals with law and medicine, the relation of Maimonides' legal thought to te Talmud, his doctrine of a just war, and his theory of redemption and messianism.
'It is very apposite to have it now in paperback: less expensive, it will allow students to possess a volume that will acquaint them with high standards of scholarship, showing at the same time that although so much has been said and written about Maimonides, it is still possible to come up with new and interesting insights into his life and works, which continue to be interpreted very differently by different scholars.'
Gad Freudenthal, Journal of Religious History