Maimonides on the Origin of the World
Cambridge University Press (2005)
| Abstract | 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. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Creation Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Jewish | |||||||||
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| Call number | B759.M34.S44 2005 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 052184553X 9780521845533 | |||||||||
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