Guide of the Perplexed

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Moses Maimonides
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Guide of the Perplexed

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The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. Moreh Nevukhim, Arabic: ‎dalālatul ḥā’irīn דלאל̈ה אלחאירין دلالة الحائرين) is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law.

Since many of the philosophical concepts, such as his view of theodicy and the relationship between philosophy and religion, are relevant beyond strictly Jewish theology, it has been the work most commonly associated with Maimonides in the non-Jewish world and it is known to have influenced several major non-Jewish philosophers. Following its publication, "almost every philosophic work for the remainder of the Middle Ages cited, commented on, or criticized Maimonides' views." Within Judaism, the Guide became widely popular, with many Jewish communities requesting copies of the manuscript, but also quite controversial, with some communities limiting its study or banning it altogether.
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The Guide for the Perplexed
May 2000, Dover Publications
Paperback in English - Rev Ed edition
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The guide of the perplexed
1995, Hackett Pub. Co.
in English
Cover of: Le guide des égarés
Le guide des égarés
1979, Verdier
in French - Nouv. éd. rev. / par Charles Mopsik. --
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Guide of the Perplexed
November 1963, University of Chicago Press (Tx)
Hardcover in English
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The guide of the perplexed.
1963, University of Chicago Press
in English
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The guide for the perplexed
1956, Dover
in English - 2nd ed. revised
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The guide for the perplexed
1947, George Routledge & Sons limited, E. P. Dutton
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The guide for the perplexed
1910, G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co.
in English - 2d ed., rev. throughout.
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The guide for the perplexed
1904, George Routledge, Kegan Paul, E. P. Dutton
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Le guide des égarés
1856, A. Franck
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"MOSES BEN MAIMON, commonly called Maimonides (1135-1204), is the leading Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages."

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Hardcover Univ of Chicago 1963

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Arabic

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OL9891070M
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0226502333
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9780226502335

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