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| + | Moses ben Maimon, '''Maimonides''' (1135-1204) (Hebrew: Rambam), was a [[Jewish]] [[rabbi]], born at [[Cordoba]], who is regarded by the Jews as a great [[philosopher]], and called the “Lamp of Israel” and the “Eagle of the Doctors”; he was a man of immense learning, and was physician to the [[Sultan]] of [[Egypt]]; in his relation to the Jews he ranks next to Moses, and taught them to interpret their religion in the light of reason; he wrote a “Commentary on the [[Mishna]] and the Second Law,” but his chief work is the “Moreh Nebochim,” or “[[Guide of the Perplexed]]” .<ref>{{Nuttall|Maimonides, Moses}}</ref> | ||
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| + | :: ''Succeeding generations of philosophers wrote extensive commentaries on his works, which influenced thinkers as diverse as Aquinas, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton.'' | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Plato]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maimonides/ Maimonides] | ||
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Moses ben Maimon, Maimonides (1135-1204) (Hebrew: Rambam), was a Jewish rabbi, born at Cordoba, who is regarded by the Jews as a great philosopher, and called the “Lamp of Israel” and the “Eagle of the Doctors”; he was a man of immense learning, and was physician to the Sultan of Egypt; in his relation to the Jews he ranks next to Moses, and taught them to interpret their religion in the light of reason; he wrote a “Commentary on the Mishna and the Second Law,” but his chief work is the “Moreh Nebochim,” or “Guide of the Perplexed” .[1]
- Succeeding generations of philosophers wrote extensive commentaries on his works, which influenced thinkers as diverse as Aquinas, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton.
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External links
References
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Maimonides, Moses originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood