Maimonides on the origin of the world

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 Maimo...

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Main Author: Seeskin, Kenneth 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005.
In:Year: 2005
Further subjects:B Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204)
B Maimonides, Moses ; 1135-1204
B Creation
B Jewish Philosophy
B Bible
B Philosophy, Ancient
B Maimonides, Moses
B Bible. Genesis, I Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
B Philosophy, Medieval
B Bible ; Genesis, I ; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780521845533
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Summary: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.
God and the problem of origin -- Creation in the Timaeus -- Aristotle and the arguments for eternity -- Plotinus and metaphysical causation -- Particularity -- Nature, miracles, and the end of the world -- Aftermath and conclusion
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ISBN:0511614624
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511614620