Aristotle A Guide For The Perplexed

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Aristotle A Guide For The Perplexed

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Author : John Vella
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2008-03-15

Aristotle A Guide For The Perplexed written by John Vella and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-15 with Philosophy categories.

For more than a millennium, Aristotle was regarded as the foremost authority in the western world in nearly every subject. His corpus spans a daunting array of subjects and he made significant contributions to every known field of inquiry in the ancient world. In Aristotle: A Guide for the Perplexed, John Vella explores the historical, philosophical and political context in which aristotle's theories evolved. The book offers a clear and thorough account of the work and thought of this key thinker, providing an outline of his central ideas and the ways in which they have influenced the history of western philosophy. Thematically structured, the book considers all Aristotle's key works and is geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of his theories and ideas.

Method And Metaphysics In Maimonides Guide For The Perplexed

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Author : Daniel Davies
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2011-09-15

Method And Metaphysics In Maimonides Guide For The Perplexed written by Daniel Davies and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

This book investigates the substance and presentation of major metaphysical themes in Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Using rigorous philosophy it seeks to refute the view that the Guide hides an ''esoteric'' philosophical meaning beneath a traditional veneer, and offers a new explanation of his esotericism.

Maimonides Guide Of The Perplexed

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Author : Alfred L. Ivry
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-09-27

Maimonides Guide Of The Perplexed written by Alfred L. Ivry and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Religion categories.

A guide to the medieval Jewish philosopher’s text: “An honest assessment of a great thinker trying to come to terms with issues of monumental importance.” —Journal of the History of Philosophy A classic of medieval Jewish philosophy, Maimonides’s Guide of the Perplexed is as influential as it is difficult and demanding. Not only does the work contain contrary—even contradictory—statements, but Maimonides deliberately wrote in a guarded and dissembling manner in order to convey different meanings to different readers, with the knowledge that many would resist his bold reformulations of God and his relation to mankind. As a result, for all the acclaim the Guide has received, comprehension of it has been unattainable to all but a few in every generation. Drawing on a lifetime of study, Alfred L. Ivry has written the definitive guide to the Guide—one that makes it comprehensible and exciting to even those relatively unacquainted with Maimonides’ thought, while also offering an original and provocative interpretation that will command the interest of scholars. Ivry offers a chapter-by-chapter exposition of the widely accepted Shlomo Pines translation of the text along with a clear paraphrase that clarifies the key terms and concepts. Corresponding analyses take readers more deeply into the text, exploring the philosophical issues it raises, many dealing with metaphysics in both its ontological and epistemic aspects.

Marcus Aurelius A Guide For The Perplexed

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Author : William O. Stephens
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-01-19

Marcus Aurelius A Guide For The Perplexed written by William O. Stephens and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-19 with Philosophy categories.

Exploration of the life and philosophical reflections of this complex Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor.

A Guide For The Perplexed

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Author : Ernst Friedrich Schumacher
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 1995

A Guide For The Perplexed written by Ernst Friedrich Schumacher and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Philosophy categories.

In this book Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosphy to provide a map of life and knowledge. Questions such as 'How do I conduct my life?' or 'What is the meaning of religion?' are given their proper prominence.

Moses Maimonides

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Author : Herbert A. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005

Moses Maimonides written by Herbert A. Davidson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), scholar, physician, and philosopher, was the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. In this magisterial new biography, the work of many years, Herbert Davidson provides an exhaustive guide to Maimonides' life and works. After considering Maimonides' upbringing and education, Davidson expounds all of his voluminous writings in exhaustive detail, with separate chapters on rabbinic, philosophical, and medical texts. This long-awaited volume is destined to become the standard work on this towering figure of Western intellectual history.

Maimonides Guide Of The Perplexed

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Author : Daniel Frank
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-07

Maimonides Guide Of The Perplexed written by Daniel Frank and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07 with Philosophy categories.

This is the first scholarly collection in English devoted to Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed.

Aristotle S Dialogue With Socrates

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Author : Ronna Burger
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01

Aristotle S Dialogue With Socrates written by Ronna Burger and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Political Science categories.

What is the good life for a human being? Aristotle’s exploration of this question in the Nicomachean Ethics has established it as a founding work of Western philosophy, though its teachings have long puzzled readers and provoked spirited discussion. Adopting a radically new point of view, Ronna Burger deciphers some of the most perplexing conundrums of this influential treatise by approaching it as Aristotle’s dialogue with the Platonic Socrates. Tracing the argument of the Ethics as it emerges through that approach, Burger’s careful reading shows how Aristotle represents ethical virtue from the perspective of those devoted to it while standing back to examine its assumptions and implications. “This is the best book I have read on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. It is so well crafted that reading it is like reading the Ethics itself, in that it provides an education in ethical matters that does justice to all sides of the issues.”—Mary P. Nichols, Baylor University

Homo Mysticus

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Author : José Faur
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 1999-04-01

Homo Mysticus written by José Faur and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-01 with Religion categories.

In his seminal work, A Guide for the Perplexed, Moses Maimonides (1135–1204) laid the foundation for the future development of Jewish philosophy. In the centuries following his death, his book became the exemplar of reasoning faith. Its purpose was to reconcile Aristotle with Jewish philosophy and to provide a philosophical basis for Judaism’s teachings. Written in Arabic, the Guide was translated into Hebrew and Latin, with its influence extending to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Homo Mysticus, José Faur offers a modern rereading of Maimonides’s groundbreaking work. He examines the ideas, perspectives, and methodologies developed in modern critical theory and poststructural analysis and applies them to achieve an exciting new interpretation of the Guide. Faur’s interpretation of this text reveals Maimonides’s views on prophecy and philosophy, on imagination and intellect, on providence, on the importance of fulfilling the commandments, and above all on esoterism and mysticism. The result is a radical new interpretation of Maimonides, which will become the starting point for all future discussion and research on the philosopher and his important work.

Beckett A Guide For The Perplexed

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Author : Jonathan Boulter
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-08-22

Beckett A Guide For The Perplexed written by Jonathan Boulter and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with Literary Criticism categories.

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is one of the most important twentieth century writers. Seen as both a modernist and postmodernist, his work has influenced generations of playwrights, novelists and poets. Despite his notorious difficulty, Beckett famously refused to offer his readers any help in interpreting his work. Beckett's texts examine key philosophical-humanist questions but his writing is challenging, perplexing and often intimidating for readers. This guide offers students reading Beckett a clear starting point from which to confront some of the most difficult plays and novels produced in the twentieth century, texts which often appear to work on the very edge of meaninglessness. Beginning with a general introduction to Beckett, his work and its contexts, the guide looks at each of the major genres in turn, analyzing key works chronologically. It explains why Beckett's texts can seem so impenetrable and confusing, and focuses on key questions and issues. Giving an accessible account of both the form and content of Beckett's work, this guide will enable students to begin to come to grips with this fascinating but daunting writer.