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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>
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 who expanded greatly upon interpretations of the [[Talmud]] (the source of much of Jewish law), 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>
He was renowned for his efforts to reach fair judgments; in interpreting some of the sexist presumptions and rules of the [[Talmud]], Maimonides often struggled to reach outcomes which would allow women to be happy and fulfilled in their lives.{{fact}}
Succeeding generations of philosophers wrote extensive commentaries on his works, which influenced thinkers as diverse as Aquinas, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton.
== See also ==
== See also ==