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'''Maimonides''' 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 to the Perplexed]]” (1135-1204).<ref>{{Nuttall|Maimonides, Moses}}</ref>
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>
:: ''Succeeding generations of philosophers wrote extensive commentaries on his works, which influenced thinkers as diverse as Aquinas, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton.''
== See also ==
*[[Plato]]
== External links ==
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maimonides/ Maimonides]
==References==
==References==