Maimonides

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” .

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.^{[Citation Needed]}

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

• Maimonides
• Maimonides/Rambam