Does Maimonides's Mishneh Torah forbid reading the guide of the perplexed?: on platonic punishments for freethinkers
In one passage of the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides explicitly forbids Jews from philosophical inquiry or even freethinking. This prohibition apparently includes a ban on reading or thinking about the topics of the Guide of the Perplexed. This paper argues that Maimonides's Mishneh Torah presents a...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
[2018]
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AJS review
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 351-379 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204, Mishneh Torah
/ Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204
/ Philosophy
/ Free thinker
/ Prohibition
/ Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204, Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
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