Philosophy and Law : Contributions to the Understanding of Maimonides and His Predecessors.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- SUNY Series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss Series .
- SUNY Series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss Series .
Intro -- Philosophy and Law -- Contents -- Translator's Introduction: The Argument of Philosophy and Law -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns in the Philosophy of Judaism: Notes Julius Guttmann, The Philosophy of Judaism -- Chapter 2: The Legal Foundation of Philosophy: The Commandment to Philosophize and the Freedom of Philosophizing -- Chapter 3: The Philosophic Foundation of the Law: Maimonides's Doctrine of Prophecy and its Sources -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Z.
A groundbreaking study of the political philosophy of Maimonides and his Islamic predecessors.