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	Guide for the Perplexed: Analysis of the Guide for the Perplexed
		Guide for the Perplexed: Analysis of the Guide for the Perplexed
		Guide for the Perplexed, by Moses Maimonides, Friedländer tr.
		Inquiring into the root of the evil which the Guide was intended to remove, viz., the conflict between science and religion, the author perceived that in most cases it originated in a misinterpretation of the anthropomorphisms in Holy Writ.
	www.sacred-texts.com /jud/gfp/gfp006.htm (11325 words)

	Ahl al-kitâb (People of the Book)
		Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides explained that : “nothing is similar to the call addressed to us by Moses.” For Maimonides, the purpose of the Law is both the welfare of the soul as well as the body.
		Guide of the Perplexed in the Arabic, Latin, and Hebrew languages.
		Dalâlat al-Hâ’irîn (The Guide of the Perplexed).Translated by Shlomo Pines.
	www.csulb.edu /~dsteiger/maimonides.htm (1730 words)

	Maimonides
		His main works are: The Commentary on the Mishna, The Guide of the Perplexed, and The Mishneh Torah, a comprehensive code of Jewish law written in Arabic.
		Through the "Guide of the Perplexed" and the philosophical introductions to sections of his commentaries on the Mishna, Maimonides exerted a very important influence on the Scholastic philosophers, especially on Albert the Great, St.
		Educated more by reading the works of the Arabian philosophers than by personal contact with Arabian teachers, he acquired through the abundant philosophical literature in the Arabic language an intimate acquaintance with the doctrines of Aristotle, and strove earnestly to reconcile the philosophy of the Stagirite with the teachings of the Bible.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Rambam.html (1646 words)

	Moses Maimonides â“ FREE Moses Maimonides Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Find Moses Maimonides Research
		His other writings included a monumental code of Jewish law called the Mishne Torah (in Hebrew) and a classic work of religious philosophy, The Guide of the Perplexed (in Arabic), which was influenced by the teachings of Aristotle and called for a more rational approach to Judaism.
		On contradictions, rationality, dialectics, and esotericism in Maimonides's Guide of the Perplexed.(Moses ben Maimon)
		Shalom Hartman Institute (1) Moses Maimonides, The Guide of the Perplexed...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-371008.html (1035 words)

	Maimonides’ Interpretation of Trial in the Guide of the Perplexed
		The additional element this learning has lent the perplexed is the active seeking to perfect one’s understanding of the Law while not abandoning the rational excellence which one has striven to achieve in all things.
		Desperately, patiently, meticulously, the perplexed is driven to reconcile his drive toward the intellectual perfection with his drive toward the spiritual perfection: something which Maimonides considers entirely possible, but for the majority of men, perhaps even for the majority of the perplexed, improbable.
		Perplexity is a state the thoughtful student must labor like a pack-mule to attain, and it is uncertain that he will, indeed, ever emerge from it.
	humanities.uchicago.edu /journals/jsjournal/toomey.html (3906 words)

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		In his introduction to the Guide Maimonides speaks repeatedly of the "secret" doctrine that must be set forth in a way appropriate to its secret character.
		Those who upheld a radical interpretation of the secrets of the Guide, from Joseph Caspi and Moses Narboni in the 14th century to Leo Strauss and Shlomo Pines in the 20th, proposed and developed tools and methods for the decoding of the concealed intentions of the Guide.
		The most popular English translation is the two volume set "The Guide of the Perplexed", translated by Shlomo Pines, with an extensive introductory essay by Leo Strauss, published in 1963.
	www.seedwiki.com /wiki/conj/guide_for_the_perplexed?wpid=334014 (1954 words)

	Guide for the Perplexed \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		IT is the object of this work “to afford a guide for the perplexed,” i.e.
		In the Introduction to the “Guide,” Maimonides (1) describes the object of the work and the method he has followed; (2) treats of similes; (3) gives “directions for the study of the work”; and (4) discusses the usual causes of inconsistencies in authors.
		Inquiring into the root of the evil which the Guide was intended to remove, viz., the conflict between science and religion, the author perceived that in most cases it originated in a misinterpretation of the anthropomorphisms in Holy Writ.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/maimonides/guide.iv.iii.i.html (2613 words)

	Torah MiTzion - פרשה ברשת - צו
		In his “Guide to the Perplexed”, he states that the Jewish people, influenced by different cultures, had become accustomed to this ritualistic dependency.
		The Guide to the Perplexed on the other hand is a work that was written for a single student that was having difficulties in faith.
		The Rambam’s position in the Guide to the Perplexed left such an unpleasant taste that it led to a stinging attack by the Ramban.
	www.torahmitzion.org /heb/resources/show.asp?id=452 (700 words)

	Moses Maimonides
		Mishnah Torah and The Guide to the Perplexed are the most well known.
		Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress:The Mishneh Torah and the Guide for The Perplexed.
		Readers are invited to suggest improvements based on the standards of the biographies scoring guide.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/bios/b1maimonides.htm (836 words)

	Guide for the Perplexed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The possession of a correct philosophy underlying Judaism (as outlined in the Guide) is seen as being an essential aspect in true wisdom.
		By Maimonides' own design, most readers of the Guide have come to the conclusion that his beliefs were generally orthodox, i.e.
		Leo Strauss, The Literary Character of the Guide for the Perplexed This essay has been printed in a number of volumes, including Buijs's volume (above) and as a chapter in Strauss's own "Persecution in the Art of Writing".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guide_for_the_Perplexed (2318 words)

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		By reading a selection from the Guide of the Perplexed, one gets a good summation of Maimonides’ most important philosophical contributions to theological discussions.
		In Book II of the Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides addresses both the topics of creation and prophecy.
		He describes the necessity and utility of the Law (613 commandments) and states its aim as "the welfare of the soul...and body." He prescribes adherence to these commandments in order to improve ways of living and in order to achieve the perfection of faculties that might lead to miracles and/or prophecy.
	www.smcm.edu /users/kepressley/overview.htm (864 words)

	Guide for the Perplexed Index
		The Guide for the Perplexed, originally written in Arabic, and soon translated into Hebrew and widely read, is his best known work.
		The framing story is that it is a letter written to one of his students, to prepare him to understand the background of the Merkabah (the Chariot of Ezekiel) narrative.
		The seed of the scientific method is also present in his discussion of permitted cures (p.
	www.sacred-texts.com /jud/gfp (380 words)

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		Perplexed as he was about philosophy and theology, ibn Aknin came to Cairo in order to study under the Rambam's direction.
		A nineteenth century rabbi, perplexed by the Guide, gave it as his opinion that Maimonides was not the author after all, since he could not have written such heresy.
		Leo Strauss, "The Literary Character of the Guide for the Perplexed," in Joseph A. Buijs, ed.
	www.asa3.org /ASA/PSCF/1998/PSCF6-98Aulie.html (8379 words)

	Kenneth Seeskin - Maimonides on the Origin of the World - Reviewed by Daniel H. Frank, Purdue University - ...
		Joseph, Maimonides' erstwhile student and the addressee of the Guide, is a smart young man who has become perplexed, and alienated, by having tasted a bit of science and finding that difficult to square with the traditional religious norms in which he has been reared.
		Maimonides' goal in the Guide, according to the theological-political interpretation of it, is to address Joseph's perplexity and to show him that, properly understood, religion and science are not at odds with each other.
		Joseph's perplexity is overcome by understanding that in the case of the origin of the world, the truth of the matter cannot be revealed.
	ndpr.nd.edu /review.cfm?id=5542 (1451 words)

	Biography Maimondes
		It is hardly surprising that when Shmuel ibn Tibbon, the Hebrew translator of The Guide to the Perplexed (which had been written in Arabic), wrote Maimonides that he wished to visit him to discuss some difficult points in the translation, Maimonides discouraged him from coming:
		His intention was to compose a book that would guide Jews on how to behave in all situations just by reading the Torah and his code, without having to expend large amounts of time searching through the Talmud.
		Despite sometimes intense opposition, the Mishneh Torah became a standard guide to Jewish practice: It later served as the model for the Shulkhan Arukh, the sixteenth century code of Jewish law that is still regarded as authoritative by Orthodox Jews.
	members.tripod.com /~lenapedata/biographies/maimonides.htm (1158 words)

	Are Mitzvos Always Good
		The 172nd mitzvah is the commandment to obey every one of the prophets and to fulfill everything he commands us in, even if he commands us to transgress one or several of the mitzvos (except for avodah zarah) - provided that this is temporary, and that he doesn't permanently institute an addition or subtraction.
		According to the Rambam's statement in the Guide for the Perplexed, every mitzvah has a reason or a benefit, either in our ideas, our moral character, or in our relations with our fellow Jews.
		Even though the Torah generally guides the nation toward the Good, it is possible that in certain cases it would be better to deviate from some of its mitzvos.
	www.mesora.org /MitzvosGood.html (1293 words)

	Maimonides (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		His philosophic masterpiece, the Guide of the Perplexed, is a sustained treatment of Jewish thought and practice that seeks to resolve the conflict between religious knowledge and secular.
		Given 613 original commandments, he argues that all are means to the fulfillment of the first two, which he interprets as belief in the existence of God and rejection of idolatry.
		Early in the Guide (1.2), Maimonides argues that Adam is depicted as having the most perfect metaphysical knowledge a human being can achieve prior to his expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/maimonides (8389 words)

	Rambam Prophecy
		Perhaps in the guide Maimonides is appearing as a representative of a theocentric style of thinking which has a universal application which transcends religious boundaries.
		Thus the prophets spoken of in the Guide are not those who have delivered the content of legislation to the human race.
		That the notion that The Guide to the Perplexed is a deeply esoteric work has in recent decades been mooted about by those who follow the interpretation of Leo Strauss.
	www.meru.org /Advisors/Sunwall/RambamProphecy.html (4878 words)

	What is Gcd?
		The edition of the Guide used here is the Pines translation (the introduction to which is herein referred to as 'Pines'), University of Chicago, 1963.
		However, even if the intellect is to be seen as related to the kavod, we have both the analogical interpretation of the term 'intellect' advanced earlier, and the series of overflows, which do not allow the intellect-kavod identity to ipso facto preclude the possibility of Gcd being the knower, knowing, and known.
		Throughout the Guide, I believe the ambiguity is deliberately maintained, even when Maimonides speaks of the attainment of his highest goal--the intellectual apprehension of/union with the Divine.
	www.metatronics.net /lit/maim.html (5331 words)

	Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maimonides' famous book, THE GUIDE OF THE PERPLEXED, was written — or so Maimonides claims in the Epistle Dedicatory to the book — for his disciple, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah, and others like him.
		The Guide of the Perplexed, Moses Maimonides, trans.
		And it points to the soundness of the Law for someone who has become perplexed about the superficial aspects of the Law, someone for whom there must be a deeper or hidden meaning.
	www.bsos.umd.edu /gvpt/butterworth/Maimonides.htm (1806 words)

	"Guide For the Perplexed"
		We therefore felt it our duty to undertake the task of guiding the holy flock, of inquiring into the condition of the community, of "reconciling the hearts of the fathers to their children," and of correcting their corrupt ways.
		The controversy on the Guide continued long after the death of Maimonides to divide the community, and it is difficult to say how far the author's hope to effect a reconciliation between reason and revelation was realized.
		In the Introduction to the "Guide," Maimonides (1) describes the object ot the work and the method he has followed ; (2) treats of similes ; (3) gives "directions for the study of the work" ; and (4.) discusses the usual causes of inconsistencies in authors.
	www.mesora.org /guide.html (13270 words)

	TIME.com: Of Reason & Revelation -- Sep. 13, 1963 -- Page 1
		Few efforts to bridge the gap be tween reason and revelation have had longer life or greater influence than the Guide of the Perplexed, written more than seven centuries ago by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, better known (by the Greek form of his name) as Maimonides.
		Translated by Dr. Shlomo Pines of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, the Guide freshly emerges as a mirror of an age and as the intellectual masterwork of a remarkable man.
		The Guide of the Perplexed, written in Arabic and published in 1190, was an attempt to resolve the intellectual difficulties of Jews confronted with the work of Islamic sages, who had discovered Aristotle and grafted his ideas onto the prevailing Neoplatonism of the age.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,896966,00.html (758 words)

	The Great Eagle at the JNUL
		The book was originally dedicated by the author to his beloved pupil, Joseph ben Judah Ibn Aknin, on the occasion of their parting.
		His pupil and other “perplexed” readers to whom the book is addressed were Jews well-versed in the Written and Oral Law, but, being also attracted to science and philosophy (which was then largely based on Greek philosophy), sought to find their way between the two paths without weakening their Judaism.
		The Guide for the Perplexed, considered to be one of the most important Jewish philosophical works, was also admired by non-Jewish readers.
	jnul.huji.ac.il /v-exhibitions/rambam/eng/moreh.html (439 words)

	Moreh Nebukim [The Guide of the Perplexed] - PBA Galleries, Auctions & Appraisers
		The "Guide for the Perplexed" of Moses ben Maimon - "Maimonides" (1135-1204 native of Cordoba, doctor and philosopher) was written in Judeo-Arabic about 1190 and translated into Hebrew almost immediately by Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon.
		Maimonides wrote the "Guide" in the conviction that there can be no contradiction between divinely revealed truth and the findings of the human mind in science and philosophy.
		The "Guide" was hugely influential, playing a pivotal role in the transmission of Greek philosophy and science from the Islamic East to the Christian West.
	www.pbagalleries.com /search/item175761.php (452 words)

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		Moses Maimonides has written many books, but most attention is received by two of them: "The Guide for the Perplexed" and "Mishneh Torah".
		In a way it is a reference book, compilation of the rulings from Mishnah, Talmud, rabbinic responsa and, may be, from elsewhere: there is no indication of sources for the rulings - a complete innovation in the Jewish religious literature.
		"The Guide for the Perplexed" too has educational aims, it deals with theological questions, the nature of God, universe, free will, and so on.
	members.tripod.com /SuzyAshraf/htm/_Maimonides.htm (2140 words)

	twersky
		The philosophically attuned reader, or the reader who comes back to this passage after careful study of the Guide of the Perplexed, knows that what traditionalists call "angels" the philosophers call "separate intellects" and that the tenth (and "lowest") of these intellects is called the Active Intellect.
		It calls to mind the passages in the Guide of the Perplexed in which Maimonides teaches us that love of God is proportionate to knowledge of God.
		The student of Maimonides who has read and assimilated the Guide of the Perplexed knows that love of God finds its finest expression, not in the study of Talmud, but in the study of physics and metaphysics.
	research.haifa.ac.il /~kellner/twersky.htm (3030 words)

	Morality and the Law in Moses Maimonides
		Maimonides further states throughout his chief philosophical treatise, The Guide for the Perplexed, that it is impossible to "know G-d" because He cannot be described with any positive attributes.
		Maimonides intended The Guide to the Perplexed to be literally that - a guide for the advanced student of metaphysics who might experience difficulty in reconciling scripture with reason.
		In his Introduction to The Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides intimates that he has purposefully written divergences into the Guide so as to encourage the reader to resolve them and obtain a fuller understanding of the tensions between the arguments he presents.
	members.core.com /~dshulman/rambammorality.html (5327 words)

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