| 单词 | Maimonides |
| 例句 | From Aristotle, Maimonides had learned to prove God’s existence by denying the infinite. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This is what drove Maimonides, the twelfth-century rabbi, to write a tome to reconcile the Semitic, Eastern Bible with the Greek, Western philosophy that permeated Europe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Just like Saint Augustine 800 years earlier, Maimonides tried to reshape the Semitic Bible to fit into Greek doctrine: doctrine that had an unreasonable fear of the void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But unlike the early Christians, who had freed themselves to interpret parts of the Old Testament as metaphor, Maimonides was unwilling to Hellenize his religion completely. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Maimonides stated that the act of creation came from nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For the Jews, the years after Maimonides’ death became the era of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z According to his biographer, John Maynard Keynes, He was rather a Judaic Monotheist of the school of Maimonides. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Reproducing the Greek arguments faithfully, Maimonides contended that the hollow spheres that twirled about the earth had to be moved by something, say, the next sphere out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Maimonides argued that there were flaws in Aristotle’s proof that the universe had always existed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Maimonides’ argument was, indeed, a “proof” of God’s existence—something incredibly valuable in any theology. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The groom, 64, is a pediatric surgeon at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Leola Westbrook, John Lawrence 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Maimonides said that if your first apology isn’t accepted, you have to try three more times. How Not to Apologize 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z An etymological connection to the Jewish philosopher Maimonides is also possible, as is one to the name of a Berber goddess. Celebrating Mimouna and Its Dose of Post-Passover Carbs 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z “There are lots of kids who are in pretty terrible situations,” says Alan Hilfer, director of psychology at Maimonides Medical Center. Motherlode: Not About Charlie Sheen 2011-03-03T21:08:49Z After the stroke, he spent five weeks under 24-hour care, first at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and then at Kings County Hospital Center, where he underwent acute rehabilitation. Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The 12th-century sage Maimonides said that true repentance requires humility, remorse, forbearance, and reparation. How Not to Apologize 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z In June, they will begin residencies at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, she in pediatrics and he in internal medicine. Laura Pucillo, Varun tej Gonuguntla 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Recently, in a Washington Post video report, Monica Ghitan, a brave infectious disease doctor at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center, sounded almost ashamed when she said she had specialized in infectious diseases “to make people better.” Perspective | Pandemic highlights the staying power of two 20th-century masterpieces 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Many of them may be channeling Maimonides, the 12th-century Jewish philosopher and scholar who ranked anonymous giving as one of the higher levels of charity. How Do You Raise $3.47 Billion? Ask These Guys. 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z There are letters; poetry; portions of the Bible; manuscripts of music and magic, Talmud and Torah; rulings by scholar/physician Maimonides; and much more. 'Sacred Trash': the ancient records of Jewish life in a Cairo synagogue 2011-03-30T22:33:11Z Even before that announcement, Mr. Roth’s visit to the Y’s wood-paneled auditorium, ringed with names like Maimonides and Shakespeare, was indisputably rare. Philip Roth Says He Has Given His Last Public Reading 2014-05-09T21:35:45Z At Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, there is a rotating playlist, including U2’s “Beautiful Day,” Andra Day’s “Rise Up” and the theme from “Rocky.” Hospitals Play ‘Songs of Hope’ as Virus Patients Go Home 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z His father is the president and the chief executive of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Melanie DeFiore, Jeremy Gibbs 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Strauss’s intensely close readings of Plato, Maimonides and Machiavelli can seem remote from contemporary politics. ‘Charge the Cockpit or You Die’: Behind an Incendiary Case for Trump 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “I’ll never forget those words,” said Dr. Koppuzha, who will begin a residency in emergency medicine next month at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. A Secret Relationship, Until Mom and Dad Needed to Know 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z In “The Guide to the Perplexed,” Maimonides sought to explain the nature of God; these characters barely believe in their own existence, let alone a deity’s. Review: In ‘The Perplexed,’ Moral Gridlock on Fifth Avenue 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The writer and chef Allison Robicelli suggested adding crushed chips directly to the tuna salad, a move inspired by the tuna sandwiches her husband, Matt, ate as a paramedic at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. An Especially Good Tuna Salad Sandwich Starts With the Crunch 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Rabbi Yoni Fein, who heads a large Jewish day school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Brauser Maimonides Academy, said on Thursday that extra security was in place in anticipation of global protests on Friday. US law enforcement on alert, thousands rally for Palestinian cause in New York City 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Rabbi Yoni Fein, who heads a large Jewish day school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Brauser Maimonides Academy, said “higher alerts of operations are definitely in place” in anticipation of global protests on Friday. US law enforcement steps up security ahead of expected Mideast protests 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Otis Pena, one of Mr Sibley's friends, pressed on his wound to stop the bleeding before Mr Sibley was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, the New York Times reported, where he was pronounced dead. Beyoncé pays tribute to dancer fatally stabbed while dancing to her music 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Medics rushed the victim, stabbed in the torso, to Maimonides Medical Center but he couldn’t be saved. Shirtless man pumping gas in Brooklyn stabbed to death by offended Muslim stranger: witness 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Maimonides and Richmond University medical centers struck tentative deals Jan. 4. NYC hospitals prep for nurse strike amid negotiations 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z In the stands of Maimonides Park, she joined 250 people from 65 countries who were sworn in by judges wearing their formal black robes. Number of New U.S. Citizens Hits Highest Mark in 15 Years 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Working out of Maimonides Hospital and routinely sent out on emergency calls, he noticed that most heart attack deaths happened outside the hospital. Dr. Lewis Kuller, a Father of Preventive Cardiology, Dies at 88 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z This leads Maimonides to a radical negative theology asserting that human knowledge cannot conceive of what God is but only of what God is not. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Sitting in the city’s cathedral, a former mosque near the home of Maimonides, a revered medieval Jewish philosopher, Mr. Zlekha Levy had an epiphany. Below an Israeli City, a Musical Harmony Belies the Tensions Above Ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Last year, spectators were welcomed back, but the event was ticketed and held in Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, to also limit the number of people attending. Nathan’s hot-dog eating contest is back. Here’s what to know 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman for Maimonides Medical Center said that everyone treated there had been released by Friday. He Was on His Way to Work. Then the Subway Car Filled With Smoke. 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Five more were treated at Maimonides Medical Center, three of them suffering from smoke inhalation and two with gunshot wounds, said Suzanne Tammaro, a hospital spokeswoman. Ten shot in Brooklyn subway attack, fueling chaos and a manhunt 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Maimonides’s negative theology was radical and was challenged, perhaps most notably, by St. Thomas Aquinas. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z At Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, 75 percent of the staff is fully vaccinated, according to state data; nearly 90 percent have received at least one dose, a spokeswoman said. New York Hospitals Face Possible Mass Firings as Workers Spurn Vaccines 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z For the spiritually vigilant, this process requires authentic humility, a quality described by the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides as the middle path between pride and shiflut, or "self-abasement." Yom Kippur is a reminder to Americans that humility is good for your health 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z When it arrived here, he cared for patients hospitalized for Covid-19 at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he is an office assistant. Delta Variant and Rise in Cases Has New Yorkers ‘Scared All Over Again’ 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z At Maimonides Park on July 11, some fans waved Israeli flags. Where Are the Fans for Israel’s National Baseball Team? In New York. 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Maimonides and Averroes, and his work can be read as an effort to understand Aristotle through these predecessors. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Instead of being at Surf and Stillwell avenues, just off the Coney Island boardwalk, this year’s competition will be nearby in a minor league baseball stadium, Maimonides Park. Hot dog! NYC marks July 4 with eating contest, fireworks 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Yet there is also a psychological and mental health benefit to embodying humility, as Maimonides defined it. Yom Kippur is a reminder to Americans that humility is good for your health 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The resulting paper, awaiting publication by the AAP’s journal, says that 295 children tested positive for RSV at Maimonides from March through early May, with a median age of 6 months. As coronavirus recedes, colds and common viruses are back — especially among children 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z But inside Maimonides Park on July 11, the mood was festive. Where Are the Fans for Israel’s National Baseball Team? In New York. 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Like many medieval thinkers across the various traditions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, Maimonides’s philosophical work begins with the question concerning the relationship between theology and philosophy. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Maimonides Children’s Hospital in Brooklyn was among the first to notice a surge in RSV cases starting in March. As COVID recedes, colds and common viruses are back, especially among children 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The teenager was taken to Maimonides Hospital in critical but stable condition. Police seek woman who stabbed teenage girl in subway station 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z And, as study co-author and Maimonides University paleontologist Dr. Pablo Ariel Gallina put it, fossils going back that far are "really very scarce." Our understanding of titanosaurs was just upended by a new discovery 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Grey was hired by a family advocacy group that includes 39 of Maimonides’ more than 300 residents. Canadian care home residents challenge delay of second COVID-19 vaccine shot 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Like Xenophanes before him, Maimonides rejects anthropomorphic religious elements, such as God in human form. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The resulting paper, awaiting publication by the pediatrics academy’s journal, says that 295 children tested positive for RSV at Maimonides from March through early May, with a median age of 6 months. As COVID recedes, colds and common viruses are back, especially among children 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z “It’s really good news for Canada. It’s really good news for Quebec,” federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said outside of the Maimonides Geriatric Center in Montreal, which also began to immunize patients on Monday. Canada administers first COVID-19 vaccines, PM Trudeau in no rush for his shot 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z At the end of the 12th century, the philosopher and physician Maimonides offered tips on dealing with stings and bites of venomous animals, including bees and wasps, in his "Treatise on Poisons and Their Antidotes." Wasp venom can save lives. But the supply chain is shaky 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Maimonides Medical Center, near the epicenter of an outbreak in South Brooklyn, was treating 57 patients with Covid-19 in mid-October. Virus Hospitalizations Are Up in N.Y.C. But This Time, It’s Different. 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Although Maimonides grants that picturing the divine in human terms may be necessary for young believers, adherents should get over this tendency as they mature, as it obscures the true nature of the divine. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until September 2018 when the veteran had an emergency visit to a non-V.A. hospital — Maimonides Medical Center in New York City — that he received a definitive diagnosis and began treatment for HIV/AIDS. US Navy veteran: For 2 decades, VA never told him he had HIV 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Some 150 residents were set to receive shots at Maimonides on Monday, and 50,000 people will be vaccinated in Quebec by Jan. 4, Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dube said. Canada administers first COVID-19 vaccines, PM Trudeau in no rush for his shot 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until September 2018 when the veteran had an emergency visit to a non-V.A. hospital - Maimonides Medical Center in New York City - that he received a definitive diagnosis and began treatment for HIV/AIDS. US Navy veteran: For 2 decades, VA never told him he had HIV 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The baby was hit in the stomach and taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he is expected to survive, cops said. Shots ring out at Brooklyn cookout injuring 1-year-old boy, 3 men: report 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Maimonides argued that God cannot be broken into parts or assigned attributes. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z After discharge from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, he went 11 days without kidney dialysis. Brooklyn man battles coronavirus-related pneumonia, kidney damage 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z But Reuben Strayer, an emergency physician at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City, notes the tests did not prove that these devices work to protect medical staff in real-life situations. New helmet and tent aim to protect health care workers from the coronavirus 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z His cough worsened and his fever climbed, but he was sent home from nearby Maimonides Medical Center without a test or chest scan. A Life and Death Battle: 4 Days of Kidney Failure but No Dialysis 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z In Brooklyn, Debbie Herdan, 50, a nurse midwife, said she worried about all the speeding drivers while riding daily to her job at Maimonides Medical Center. New York Streets Are Nearly Empty, but Speeding Tickets Have Doubled 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z This sort of analogical thinking is misguided, Maimonides argued. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Cubero, 31, works as a respiratory therapist at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, the New York Post reported. NYC couple with baby on way work as respiratory therapists to keep ventilators running 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “They can still hear you,” the intensive care nurse at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center said. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The respiratory therapist at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center is now back at work trying to save the lives of coronavirus patients after catching and recovering from the sickness himself. New York City hospital worker who caught coronavirus returns to treat patients 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn said the hospital is actively discussing the move with community and religious leaders, but has not adopted it yet. Faced with a crush of patients, besieged NYC hospitals struggle with life-or-death decisions 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Perhaps the two most notable Jewish scholars of this period were Moses Maimonides and Levi ben Gershom. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Protesters were still outside the hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, the next day, when Mr. Avendaño was picked up by ICE and taken to a New Jersey detention center. An ICE Officer Shot a Man in the Face. Who Is to Blame? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z An independent teaching hospital in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, Maimonides is named for a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and physician. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z But Fairweather was allowed to return to Maimonides the same day since he hadn’t experienced a fever in the 72 hours beforehand, in accordance with hospital policy, the newspaper adds. New York City hospital worker who caught coronavirus returns to treat patients 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The victim was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center in serious condition, according to NY1. ICE agent shoots man in face in New York; victim in serious condition: reports 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z These conflicts created perplexity in the minds of Maimonides’s student and other Jews. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z As the firefighters brought the fire under control, Shirr was pulled from the building and taken to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Girl, 11, Dies in Unexplained Fire in Brooklyn 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Like every hospital in New York state, Maimonides has banned almost all visitors until the final hours before death, when a single family member is allowed to witness the passing. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Dalerjon was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He Got a Bike for His 8th Birthday. He Was Killed Riding It. 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z One patient who died was infected at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, according to the man’s family. A Breeding Ground for a Fatal Scourge: Nursing Homes 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Maimonides claimed that biblical literalism was the main reason people could not get closer to God. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Maimonides, one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars in the Middle Ages, lived in Fes from 1159 to 1165. Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Everyone at Maimonides is working harder, under more dangerous conditions, than ever before. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Seven children and two adults have been hospitalized at Maimonides since the outbreak began, including one adult and one child in intensive care. New York City vaccination order shines spotlight on insular Jewish community 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z According to court records, shortly after 1 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2017, the woman walked into Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and said that two undercover detectives had brutally attacked her. She Accused 2 Police Officers of Rape. Then Her Testimony Was Questioned. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Maimonides presents a demythologized conception of the divine that influences later thinkers, Spinoza among them. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Maimonides’ rule, named for the 12th century scholar, says 40 students per class is the limit. South Carolina editorial roundup 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Like most major medical centers, Maimonides had separate intensive care floors for heart patients, children and others. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z These were among the enduring 13 principles codified as central to Judaism by Maimonides in the 12th century. Opinion | How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z The changes in test scores were slight, says Yarimar Díaz-Rodríguez, a neuroscience graduate student at Maimonides University in Buenos Aires, who led the study. Heading the Soccer Ball May Be Bad for Young Brains 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z “Reason and Revelation in the Theology of Maimonides: The Conflict between Philosophy and the Torah.” Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The writer is chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center. Opinion | Black Mothers and Childbirth 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Maimonides has not yet experienced shortages of ventilators and protective garb that plague other hospitals. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Rabbi Avrohom Friedlander, chief chaplain at Maimonides Medical Center, checks a seal on a nitrogen tank containing frozen eggs and embryos at Genesis Fertility and Reproductive Medicine clinic in Brooklyn. How religion is coming to terms with modern fertility methods Why cant McCray work once again in the private sector, as she once did in a Bill de Blasio - brokered made-up position at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? Chirlane McCray, New York’s First Lady, Steps Out of the Mayor’s Shadow 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Pococke quoted dozens of newly available works in Arabic in his “Sample”, not only Islamic religious works but those of Avicenna, a Persian physician, and Maimonides, a Jewish philosopher. How European scholars first encountered the Arab world 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The medieval philosopher Maimonides said that the books of the biblical prophets “will be annulled in the days of the Messiah, apart from Esther.” The Iranian Threat and the Eternal Meaning of Purim 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Dupe Ajayi used to start her day with an hour-and-a-half commute on three subway trains from her home in the Bronx to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. For Health Care Workers, the Worst Commutes in New York City 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The sign for the Maimonides Cancer Center is also written in Chinese characters. Tony Manero Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, but Disco Does, for One Night Only 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Paraphrasing a quote often attributed to Maimonides, "If you save one life, you save the world". Bela, the Forgotten War Orphan 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Ask Maimonides Hospital, who created a six-figure position for his wife. New York Today: Priorities for the Mayor 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The woman contacted her mother, who took her to Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Brooklyn Prosecutors Investigating Rape Charge Against Detectives 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Sixteen centuries later, Saladin, a Kurd, treated the Jews humanely after he conquered Jerusalem, and notably hired a Jewish doctor, Maimonides, as his physician. Israel Endorsed Kurdish Independence. Saladin Would Have Been Proud. 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z They were pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center. Jewish Community Mourns Couple Killed in House Fire 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn is one such example. Public Hospitals Treat Greater Share of Mental Health Patients 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Nylah was taken to Coney Island Hospital with a fractured skull, facial wounds and other injuries, and subsequently transferred to Maimonides. Baby in Coma for 5 Days Dies in Brooklyn; Father Remains Jailed 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z One of the workers, Louis Gray, 53, of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, officials said. Transit Worker Fatally Struck by Subway Train in Brooklyn 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z People who, as she told me recently, think that “classical music is better than the Andalusian music” of Morocco, or that “Chekhov is more important than Maimonides.” Miri Regev’s Culture War 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “He is wearing his jeans. He wants to understand Maimonides. “He told me that before he goes to sleep he thinks to himself, ‘Did I bring more good to the world today, or bad?’ Israel Without Shimon Peres? In Many Ways, His Dream Faded Long Ago 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Equally striking is the historical drama of such documents as a letter from the Spanish philosopher and scholar Maimonides, in 1170, seeking funds to ransom Jewish hostages held in the Holy Land. The Passions of Medieval Jerusalem 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z As a philanthropist, Mr. Nelson also oversaw and contributed to the restoration of Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan after a fire there in 1998, and to the modernization of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Daniel Z. Nelson, Who Put Classrooms in High-Rises, Dies at 86 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Others, like Maimonides, the greatest Jewish theologian of the Middle Ages, assume it is a metaphor to mean that big and small nations will dwell together in harmony. This Is the True Meaning of Passover 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z He was taken by ambulance to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the police said. Man Dies After Construction Site Fall in Brooklyn 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z He said doctors should be using a targeted approach to pain management and that more of his colleagues are beginning to embrace the change, including at Maimonides. A New Jersey hospital has launched an opioid-alternative program to cut down on the abuse of the drugs that have helped to fuel a deadly crisis 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Or even the book burning by Jews of Europe against the teaching of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides or the Rambam — now considered to be the Moses of the last millennium? Atheism is in fact a religion 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The child was taken to Maimonides Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police investigate toddler death in Brooklyn 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Woman Arrested After Stabbing Death at a Brooklyn Restaurant 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z We’re developing a state-of-the-art outpatient medical center next to Maimonides Hospital in Borough Park, Brooklyn. A Conversation With Thomas J. DeRosa 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The Maimonides School said in an emailed statement that the school community is “profoundly saddened” and mourns the death of 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz, who was from Sharon and graduated this year. Massachusetts teen studying in Israel killed in attack 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z His huge nonprofit, with 21 hospitals and about 10,300 affiliated doctors, recently announced it would expand in Brooklyn through a phased-in merger with Maimonides Medical Center. Health-Care Providers, Insurers Supersize 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It was this sort of forward thinking that led Mr. Zayat to name his $4.6 million colt Maimonides, after Moses Maimonides, considered among the greatest Jewish philosophers. American Pharoah Can’t Erase All of Ahmed Zayat’s Missteps 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Instead, they sent him to a day program in Queens at the Maimonides Institute for Exceptional Children for five years and then to its residential program. For Special-Care Residents, State Policy Means Leaving Home 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But after Mr. Ciccarello died at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, his body was sent to the medical examiner because his hospital records included references to the stab wound. A Twist in the Murder of a 97-Year-Old Man: He Was Knifed 5 Decades Ago 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z It also reminds me that what you describe is, according to Rabbi Maimonides, the highest and noblest form of charity: both donor and recipient are unknown to each other. In Naples, Gift of Coffee to Strangers Never Seen 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z It grew out of Moses Maimonides’ practice of holding up a glass to see if the breath fogs it. How Doctors Determine the Moment of Death [Excerpt] 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Twersky is survived by a brother, sister, mother, wife and five children, according to a statement from the Maimonides School, the prominent day school founded by his grandfather in Brookline, Mass. American victims of synagogue attack include rabbi from ‘family of princes’ His specialty was the 12th century Jewish philosopher and legalist Moses Maimonides. Rabbi killed in synagogue descended from line of spiritual leaders Deliveries are made anonymously, in the dark of night — honoring the Jewish philosopher Maimonides’ famous dictum that anonymous giving is a higher form. The Beggars of Lakewood 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most famous of those protected citizens to rise to high office was one of Judaism’s most well-known philosophers, Moses Maimonides, who in the 12th century served as personal physician to Muslim ruler Saladin. Middle East History Shows Long Legacy of Religious Tolerance, Coexistence 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z With the palm of my hand acting as Maimonides’ mirror, I felt air moving almost imperceptibly in and out of the ventilator tube. How Doctors Determine the Moment of Death [Excerpt] 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Bergman traced this sensitivity back to Maimonides, the medieval Torah scholar, who wrote: “There is no greater Mitzvah than redeeming captives.” Hadar Goldin and the Hannibal Directive 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z It's "encouraging" that these young teens wanted emotional connection in their relationships with girls, said Hilfer, director of clinical psychology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Teenage Boys Want Intimacy, Not Just Sex, Survey Finds 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z To help understand what is underlying this unusual amount of attention, perhaps we can turn to the wisdom of 12th-century Jewish rabbi-philosopher-scholar known as Maimonides. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Jews tend to agree with Judaism’s greatest medieval scholar, Moses Maimonides, that Christianity, but not Islam, is idolatrous. Still an awkward relationship 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Paramedics took her to Maimonides Medical Center, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival. Bulldozer Clearing Snow Kills a Pregnant Woman 2014-02-14T01:11:58Z He was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center. Woman Charged in Death of Her Son, 2, in Brooklyn 2014-02-12T04:27:34Z On Thursday, she was recovering at Maimonides, and considering buying her husband a snowblower. Emergency Rooms Brace for Snowstorm’s Collateral Damage 2014-02-07T15:51:01Z Maimonides tells us there are two types of meaning—deep meaning for the intellectually enlightened and surface meaning for the more pedestian types. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The dispatcher reported a person in a wheelchair was stranded and suffering from hypothermia, and an ambulance arrived, taking Mr. Brennan to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, a Fire Department spokesman said. Crime Scene: City Newcomer Is Let Down by a Stranger, Then the Police 2014-01-18T02:21:34Z Plato believed in the intelligibility of the world, and so did Dante, and so did Maimonides and Aquinas and Al-Farabi, and so did Poussin and Bach and Goethe and Austen and Tolstoy and Proust. The Scientism Sermons 2013-09-22T13:29:00Z Maimonides was writing about direct giving to the poor, not the world of large nonprofits. Beliefs: In Philanthropy, (Your Name Here) vs. Anonymous Giving 2013-05-10T15:28:26Z Another Maimonides patient, who asked not to be named because she did not want to embarrass her doctor, said her operation had been extremely frustrating. Patients Say Gastric-Band Procedure Won’t Guarantee Weight Loss 2013-05-08T04:12:47Z These, Maimonides might say, are the calmer reactions. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The great medieval Jewish polymath Maimonides was at one time chief physician in the court of Saladin, the great Crusader foe of the English king, Richard Lionheart. The Last Jews of Egypt 2013-03-28T08:45:00Z He sat with Maimonides in the back of a bulletproof car; there was no end to the talking. Nicole Krauss: “Zusya on the Roof.” 2013-01-28T05:00:00Z This was a concern shared by Rabbi Kushner, who said that he disagreed with Maimonides’ famous dictum about anonymity. Beliefs: In Philanthropy, (Your Name Here) vs. Anonymous Giving 2013-05-10T15:28:26Z But several private hospitals, including NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, said they would adopt them voluntarily. New York City to Restrict Powerful Prescription Drugs in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms 2013-01-11T01:55:48Z Unfortunately, through none of these narratives will be helpful where we become better people or the world improves as Maimonides would have it. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The Maimonides psychiatric emergency room bought five captain’s beds — which do not have railings that can be used for suicide attempts — at a local furniture store, to accommodate extra patients. With Some Hospitals Closed After Hurricane Sandy, Others Pick Up Slack 2012-12-04T17:37:19Z The medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides believed there was a hierarchy of charity, in which deeds performed anonymously outrank those performed publicly. Congratulations, You Voted: How Social Media Makes Us All Approval Whores 2012-11-08T22:30:03Z Even simple admonitions, like those of Maimonides and Jesus, yield complications. Beliefs: In Philanthropy, (Your Name Here) vs. Anonymous Giving 2013-05-10T15:28:26Z Dr. Hillary Cohen, medical director of emergency medicine at Maimonides, said that even now, OxyContin was rarely prescribed in the emergency room. New York City to Restrict Powerful Prescription Drugs in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms 2013-01-11T01:55:48Z In getting a second chance the winning narrative emerges when Dimon looks deep inside and through this process of introspection he does what Maimonides and every wisdom tradition teaches. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In Brooklyn, some patients in Maimonides Medical Center’s emergency room who need to be admitted are waiting two or three days for a bed upstairs, instead of four or five hours. With Some Hospitals Closed After Hurricane Sandy, Others Pick Up Slack 2012-12-04T17:37:19Z Later, in the 12th century, it served Maimonides, who referred to it as the most accurate holy text, as a reference for his major work, the Mishneh Torah. The Aleppo Codex Mystery 2012-07-25T09:00:12Z However, Dr. Andrew Kolodny, chairman of the psychiatry department at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, said the suggestion that patients would suffer as a result of the additional controls was “totally bogus.” Move to Restrict Painkillers Founders in Congress 2012-06-19T02:32:56Z But no one at Maimonides is counting on it. Maimonides Medical Center Grapples With Health Care Uncertainty 2012-06-11T02:30:41Z Maimonides teaches that the only narratives that truly matter are the ones that help us find better versions of ourselves and of the world. Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z A patient who showed up at a Maimonides clinic with several chronic conditions was also diagnosed with psychiatric problems after she reported a cough “that was brought on by the spirits.” Hospitals Seek Startups to Cure Tech Ills 2012-05-11T19:13:49Z In the 14th century, the great-great-great-grandson of Maimonides migrated to Aleppo, bringing the codex with him. The Aleppo Codex Mystery 2012-07-25T09:00:12Z Maimonides believed in a future life for animals, to recompense them for their sufferings here. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z At the same time, Maimonides is competing on the old fee-for-service turf by recruiting surgical and cancer specialists, partly to woo more commercially insured patients. Maimonides Medical Center Grapples With Health Care Uncertainty 2012-06-11T02:30:41Z His greatest work is the commentary on the Pentateuch in opposition to Maimonides and Ibn Ezra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Dr. David Cohen, vice chairman of medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, recounts the kind of communication failure that health-care providers need better technology to solve. Hospitals Seek Startups to Cure Tech Ills 2012-05-11T19:13:49Z One of the Rabbis, Maimonides, has an instructive passage on the rise of symbolic images. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Among the learned men who distinguished themselves at this time, the chief was Moses Maimonides, or the son of Maimon. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z But like hospitals across the country, Maimonides is not waiting around for the verdict. Maimonides Medical Center Grapples With Health Care Uncertainty 2012-06-11T02:30:41Z It also originated in Spain, where Joseph ben Isaac Qimḥi was born, who migrated to S. France, probably for the same reason which caused the flight of Maimonides, and died there about 1170. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z For his part, Norquist said he was ready for the group with a tongue-in-cheek Torah lesson: Maimonides and his “eight degrees of charity.” With supercommittee silent, millionaires and others eagerly jump in with their own advice 2011-11-16T23:48:33Z Maimonides, who, however, was regarded by many of his contemporaries as a heretic, does not consider Judaism a creed at all, but a code of Morality. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z The learned men amongst the Jews were now divided into two parties: one for and one against Maimonides; and disputes were in consequence carried on for many years. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z If so, the best bet for the location would have been Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, where 7,741 babies were born in 2009, an average of 21 and change a day. City Room: Global Citizen No. 7,000,000,000 2011-11-01T12:24:53Z Joseph’s son Shem Ṭōbh was, on the contrary, a follower of Maimonides and the Aristotelians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z From its initial depiction in Genesis, the admonition to redeem captives reappears in the books of Leviticus and Nehemiah, as well as in the Talmud, Shulhan Arukh and writings of Maimonides. On Religion: ?Pidyon Shvuyim? Validated the Price of Shalit?s Release 2011-10-21T14:31:26Z He began to study the Bible, and philosophical works in Hebrew, like those of Maimonides; his desire for knowledge being fostered under Michael Perl of Tarnopol, the first Jewish reformer in Galicia. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Neither do the writings of the ancients quoted by Maimonides prove anything else than that fire was held in so much honour because it was a symbol of the sun. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z A high number of Orthodox Jews and new immigrants, two broad categories with families larger than average, helped make Maimonides No. 1. City Room: Global Citizen No. 7,000,000,000 2011-11-01T12:24:53Z His whole tendency was as conservative as that of Maimonides was liberal, and like all conservatives he may be said to represent a lost though not necessarily a less desirable cause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Lastly he was introduced to the study of the Jewish philosophers, among whom Maimonides and Ibn Ezra engaged his especial attention. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Jacob was absorbed in the study of the works of Maimonides, when his servant brought him a visiting-card. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn took in more than 100 evacuees starting on Friday. For Some Medical Evacuees, Seeking Safety Brought Its Own Difficulties 2011-08-29T01:00:27Z At Tiberias also are the tombs of distinguished Jewish teachers, including Maimonides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The Cabbalists taught that evil was only the shadow of the Light; Maimonides, Spinoza, Hegel and Emerson taught the doctrine which Mr. Browning here inculcates. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Maimonides, one of the most profound thinkers of the middle ages, strove to harmonize the teachings of Aristotle with the doctrines of the Bible. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Maimonides, among others, has tried it; but his book on this subject, although very much esteemed, has not been accepted by all. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Some arrived in carefully planned transfers, and others were unexpected arrivals, according to Maimonides administrators. For Some Medical Evacuees, Seeking Safety Brought Its Own Difficulties 2011-08-29T01:00:27Z There are remains of a Crusaders’ church, and the tomb of the celebrated Maimonides is shown in the town, while Rabbi Aqība and Rabbi Meir lie buried outside. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Maimonides, his great contemporary, esteemed his writings so highly for learning, judgment, and elegance, that he recommended his son to make them for some time the exclusive object of his study. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Such charity can even be anonymous, as the medieval philosopher Maimonides recommended. When befriending socially needy, look before you leap 2011-06-06T19:48:04Z From time to time this circle sent out a Maimonides or a Spinosa, but it was largely composed of a compact body of strict and faithful believers. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Adding to the confusion, two of the most important Jewish authorities offered conflicting opinions: Maimonides, considered perhaps the greatest Jewish legal authority, said it resembled the color of the sky on a sunny day. Memo From Ramat Gan: Rediscovered, Ancient Color Is Reclaiming Israeli Interest 2011-02-28T03:32:59Z Moses Maimonides in his Guide to the Perplexed analyzes the ecstatic state of prophecy and his analysis may be applied to any high form of poetic inspiration. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Maimonides, as quoted by Parkhurst, says that the first idolaters regarded the heavenly bodies as messengers or mediators of a supreme, infinite, invisible Being. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Enabling her to do this would raise you to Maimonides' highest level of charity — charity that ends the recipient's need for it. When befriending socially needy, look before you leap 2011-06-06T19:48:04Z October 01 Photos of Survival in an Emergency Room Ashley Gilbertson's photographs from the Maimonides Medical Center emergency room show a "whole human experience in one relatively small room in Brooklyn." Chechnya From Many Angles 2010-10-05T14:12:00Z Lying on a gurney, his chest covered with heart sensors, Mr. Hazaz was trying to cajole doctors in the emergency room at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn to unplug him. Life and Death, Stat 2010-10-03T00:10:00Z The question about Maimonides was the one that the fewest people answered correctly. On Basic Religion Test, Many Doth Not Pass 2010-09-28T04:20:00Z Dr. Patrick Borgen, director of breast cancer services at the Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn, who was not involved in the research, said the findings were interesting but not definitive. Really?: The Claim: Flying After Breast Cancer Surgery Can Cause Swelling 2010-08-30T18:47:00Z So the birthday party scheduled for Sunday was canceled, though 13 relatives trooped into Maimonides Medical Center with flowers and an ice-cream cake to celebrate instead. Checking on Two of New York?s Genuinely Oldest 2010-08-16T01:50:00Z Alan Hilfer, the chief psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, said Mr. Slater had “lived out a bunch of people’s fantasies.” JetBlue Attendant?s Tale Resonates, and Evolves 2010-08-11T01:30:00Z Like the neighborhoods around it, Maimonides is filled with immigrants — the hospital employs 46 patient representatives who speak a total of 70 languages. Life and Death, Stat 2010-10-03T00:10:00Z Dr. Barry Krakow of the Maimonides Sleep Arts and Sciences center in Albuquerque and the author of “Sound Sleep, Sound Mind,” helped develop imagery rehearsal therapy. Guiding Your Sleep While You?re Awake 2010-07-27T03:42:00Z Sleep Clinic at the Maimonides Sleep Arts and Sciences center here and a leading researcher of nightmares. Following a Script to Escape a Nightmare 2010-07-26T22:48:00Z “They retreat to one room, unless you live in a house with central air-conditioning, and you’re not supposed to be using that,” said Alan Hilfer, the chief psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Finding Many Ways to Say It?s Too Darn Hot 2010-07-22T19:47:00Z James tapped into fans' insecurity, their need for constant vindication, says Dr. Alan Hilfer, director of psychology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York. LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal 2010-07-09T22:21:00Z "One of the best fertility treatments is weight loss," said Dr.Richard Grazi, director of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, who was not linked to the study. Heavy women's miscarriage risk higher after IVF 2010-06-28T13:10:00Z At Maimonides, the perinatal unit threw away its old examining tables and replaced them with wider, sturdier ones. Obese Mothers a Burden on Hospital Resources 2010-06-05T17:59:00Z When the subject of restoring the synagogue of Maimonides was first raised about two years ago, Egypt agreed to do the work, but asked that it not be made public. Cairo Journal: Synagogue's Restoration and Unveiling Expose Conundrum in Egyptian Society 2010-03-22T00:52:00Z In 2005, he brokered an agreement with the Vatican Library to lend a rare set of manuscripts by the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides to the Israel Museum. Wartime Pope Has a Huge Fan: A Jewish Knight 2010-03-08T08:20:00Z In 2006, he paid $4.6 million for a yearling he named Maimonides, after the medieval Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides, with the hope of promoting peace among Arabs and Jews, he said. As a Derby Favorite Soars, His Owner Stumbles 2010-02-27T02:20:00Z Averroes, rejected by his Moslem countrymen, found a hearing among the Jews, to whom Maimonides had shown the free paths of Greek speculation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Thus round the churches grew up new groups of recognized dependents; but the older theory of charity was broad and practical—akin to that of Maimonides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Maimonides and his school, however, say that it is impossible for us to comprehend the knowledge and power of God, and that therefore such a question is outside the sphere of human knowledge. Jewish Theology Rabbi Maimonides: "It is written: 'The wicked will be destroyed and there will not rest anything of him.'" The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Dante consigned the ancient philosophers—including Aristotle—and even Vergil to Limbo, agreeing thus in doctrine with Maimonides and R. Joseph, the son of Shem Job.—Ed. The Philosophy of Spinoza Maimonides relates that the Sabians believed the world to be eternal, and called Adam “the Prophet of the Moon,” which symbolized, as we know from other sources, the deity of water. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Nor could Maimon harmonize these new doctrines with his Maimonides or his Aristotle. Dreamers of the Ghetto Therefore even such great thinkers as Maimonides and Gersonides go astray as religious teachers when they follow Aristotelian principles in this very intimate matter. Jewish Theology Here the famous Rabbis Jehuda and Ak�ba and the philosopher Maimonides taught. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit In conclusion, then, we dismiss Maimonides' theory as harmful, useless, and absurd. The Philosophy of Spinoza "Maimonides writes that men and women live on after they die only in the memory of others," said Lorenzo. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Of a sudden this lynx-eyed bully espied a Hebrew Logic by Maimonides, annotated by Mendelssohn. Dreamers of the Ghetto Naturally the view of Maimonides, that a certain measure of immortality is granted only to the wise,—though they must be morally perfect as well,—aroused great opposition. Jewish Theology Now first translated into English, with an Introduction upon the Rights and upon the Treatment of the Poor, the Life of Maimonides, and Notes. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc But let us return to the opinion of Maimonides, and examine it more closely. The Philosophy of Spinoza "Of course, orthodox rabbis say that Maimonides was a heretic." The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Besides, Maimonides says the Messianic period will only last forty years. Dreamers of the Ghetto Not so Maimonides, who accepted with inexorable earnestness the Aristotelian idea of form as the perfection of matter. Jewish Theology In the time of Maimonides it contained five orders. Hebrew Literature Glancing back for a moment, our eye is arrested by Moses Maimonides, the great systematizer of the Jewish Law, and the connecting link between scholasticism and the Greek-Arabic development of the Aristotelian system. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He translated besides Maimonides's "Letter on Resurrection," the "Eight Chapters," and other Arabic writings on science and philosophy. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy What ineffable rapture the first reading of Maimonides had excited, The Guide of the Perplexed supplying the truly perplexed youth with reasons for the Jewish fervor which informed him. Dreamers of the Ghetto This view was adopted by the Church Fathers, and later by Maimonides and other medieval thinkers. Jewish Theology Abarbanel and Maimonides disagree as to the names of these Receivers. Hebrew Literature With logical force and critical candor he entered into the great conflict between science and faith, then dividing the Jewish world into two camps, with Maimonides' works as their shibboleth. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Levi ben Gerson's general attitude to philosophical study and its relation to the content of Scripture is the same as had become common property through Maimonides and his predecessors. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy But even Maimonides had not been able to allay his thirst. Dreamers of the Ghetto But we want to ascertain what God is to us, and for this very reason we cannot rest with the negative attitude of Maimonides, who relies on the Psalmist's verse, “Silence is praise to Thee.” Jewish Theology Maimonides, "the light of Israel," says that the Zabaists not only worshipped the moon themselves, but they also asserted that Adam led mankind to that species of worship. Moon Lore There, too, disasters befell Maimonides, who found solace only in his implicit reliance on God and his enthusiastic devotion to learning. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The greater part of the Aristotelian material seems bodily taken from Maimonides, and so is the part dealing with the anthropomorphic expressions in the Bible. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides was an Aristotelian, and the youth would fain drink at the fountain-head. Dreamers of the Ghetto However, Abraham ben David of Posquieres blames Maimonides for proposing questions which he could not answer satisfactorily in the Code, which is intended for non-philosophical readers. Jewish Theology We amused ourselves by discussing the writings of Hillel the elder, and reading extracts from the works of Maimonides. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 Then he was appointed physician at the court of Saladin, and so great was his reputation that Richard Coeur de Lion wished to make him his physician in ordinary, but Maimonides refused the offer. Jewish Literature and Other Essays There is a different point of view in his exposition of the Muʿtazilite physics, which he presents in a more systematic and favorable light than Maimonides, defending it against the strictures of the latter. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides, the Jewish philosopher of the twelfth century, extolled the sacred influence of the phylacteries. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery True, Maimonides rejects a number of miracles as contrary to natural law, and refers to the rabbinical saying that some of the miraculous events narrated in Scripture were so only in appearance. Jewish Theology It is evident that even Maimonides, a celebrated Jewish physician of the twelfth century, who furnished some rules in regard to the operation, was held under some constraint by the religious aspect of the rite. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance To escape the persecutions of the Almohades, Maimonides, then thirteen years old, removed to Fez with his family. Jewish Literature and Other Essays But everywhere Aaron ben Elijah lacks the positiveness and commanding mastery of Maimonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Should a man make confession of guilt before a legally constituted tribunal, such confession is not to be used against him unless properly attested by two other witnesses,'—Maimonides, 4:2. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Thus Maimonides expressly states in his Code that the belief in predestination cannot be allowed to influence one's moral or religious character. Jewish Theology The opinion that the mother gave the constitution to the child was promulgated by Maimonides and became general. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance At Fez Maimonides was on intimate terms with physicians and philosophers. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Aaron ben Elijah is not willing to follow the philosophers as far as Maimonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides was a pillar of light among their darkness. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Such attempts at harmonization prove the one point of importance to us,—which, indeed, was frankly stated by Maimonides,—that we cannot accept literally the Biblical account of the creation. Jewish Theology The celebrated Maimonides lent it his sanction, as in his work on circumcision he advises suction, to avoid any subsequent danger. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance Of body's ills doth Galen's art relieve, Maimonides cures mind and body both,— His wisdom heals disease and ignorance. Jewish Literature and Other Essays In their own views, however, Aaron ben Elijah and Maimonides differ; the latter approaching the view of Aristotle, the former that of the Muʿtazila. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy This is the only "Guide to the Perplexed," and Maimonides but made 30confusion worse confounded when by allegations of allegory and other devices of the apologist he laboured to reconcile the Bible with Aristotle. Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 Maimonides, however, following his rationalistic method, declared them to be simply products of the imagination, the hypostases of figurative expressions which were not meant to be taken literally. Jewish Theology The story of one of them, who is generally known in the Christian world at least, Maimonides, given in some detail, may serve as a type of these Jewish physicians of the Middle Ages. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages And one of the most attractive figures on the canvas is Maimonides. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides is also wrong when he says that reward is purely intellectual and is dependent upon the development of the "acquired intellect." A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy For the mediæval and rationalist Maimonides the election of Israel scarcely exists—even the Messiah is only to be a righteous Conqueror, whose success will be the test of 59his genuineness. Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 To Maimonides the demons mentioned in Mishnah and Talmud are only figurative expressions for physical plagues. Jewish Theology With them before us it is not surprising to find that on other subjects Maimonides was just as sensible. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages But the question, how God moves these spheres, separates Maimonides from his master. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He rehashes the problems which occupied a Maimonides, a Gersonides and a Crescas, and sides now with one, now with the other. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides acknowledged the good work done by Jesus and Mohammed in propagating the Bible. Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 Thus the criticism of Crescas leads at once to a radically different theology than that of Maimonides, and one which appeals far more to our own religious thought. Jewish Theology One of the most interesting features of Maimonides' career for the modern time is the influence that his writings exerted over the rising intellectual life of Europe within a half century after his death. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages The homage paid to Maimonides' memory in many instances produced most extravagant poetry. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He goes to the very fountain-head of Jewish Aristotelianism and holds Maimonides responsible for the heresies which invaded the Jewish camp. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy R. Maimonides deposes: That the Sultan asked him whether he were the Messiah, and that he answered him, "I am"; and that then the monarch inquired of him what sign he had. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Many, indeed, challenged the fundamental character of the thirteen articles of Maimonides. Jewish Theology Others of the writers and teachers of this time, as William of Auvergne, and the two great Franciscans, Alexander of Hales and Duns Scotus, were also influenced by Maimonides. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages In three different spheres Maimonides' work produced important results. Jewish Literature and Other Essays It was likewise a misunderstanding, he thinks, when Maimonides and others make Aristotle deny special Providence. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The treatises of Haly, Avicenna, and Maimonides were little better than faint transcriptions of the writings of the great forerunners. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study Maimonides divides this into two articles, which really belong together, his 10th, God's knowledge of all human acts and motives, and 11, reward and punishment. Jewish Theology The life of one of the great Jewish physicians, who has come to be known in history as Maimonides, is of such significance in medical biography that he deserves to have a separate sketch. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides treated medicine as a science, a view not usual in those days. Jewish Literature and Other Essays In his doctrine of creation in time, Maimonides endeavored to defend God's personality and voluntary and purposeful activity. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides also asserts the doctrine of supererogatory works: see p. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Maimonides went so far as to follow the Platonic view rather than that of the Bible or the Talmud, and thus transformed it into a belief in the continuity of the soul after death. Jewish Theology The greatest beauty of the city, of course, had come, and some of it had gone, before Maimonides' time. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides' real greatness, however, must be sought in his philosophic work. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides, as we know, based his proofs of the existence, unity and incorporeality of God upon twenty-six philosophical propositions taken from the works of Aristotle and his Arabian interpreters. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy If Jews were not allowed to read Jewish books, such as Maimonides, to whom St. Thomas owes so much, how could Christians be allowed to read pagan classics, with their highly immoral gods and goddesses? Lectures on Modern history But Maimonides, the great rationalist, in his commentary on the Mishnah and in his Code, formulated a Messianic belief which was quite free from mystical and supernatural elements. Jewish Theology Maimonides' father, Maimum Ben Joseph, was a member of the Rabbinical College of Cordova, and famous for his knowledge of the Talmud. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages When the proposed subject was submitted to the French minister of instruction, he probably asked himself the same question; but he was not at a loss for an answer; he simply substituted Spinoza for Maimonides. Jewish Literature and Other Essays On the other hand, Maimonides does not regard creation ex nihilo as fundamental, whereas others do; and to their mind Maimonides is open to the charge of unbelief. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Moses Maimonides says that it has two aspects, and that the prophets have prophesied Jesus Christ only. Pascal's Pensées Nor does the comprehensive theological system of Maimonides, which for centuries largely shaped the intellectual life of the Jew, form an exception. Jewish Theology At the end of the twelfth century Maimonides was trying to argue it out of existence on the best possible grounds. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages A century later, the most prominent of the schoolmen endeavored, in the same way as Maimonides, to reconcile divine with human wisdom as manifested by Aristotle. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Having thus defined his attitude and purpose, Albo proceeds to criticize the list of dogmas laid down by Maimonides and modified by Crescas, and then defends his own view. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy M. Bayle says that this observation of Maimonides is not to the point, because the question is whether among men evil exceeds good. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil This controversy aimed to determine the conception of God, either by Aristotelian rationalism, as represented by Maimonides, or by the positive religious assumptions of Crescas and others. Jewish Theology Maimonides was for them an important connecting link with the world of old Greek thought. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages To be sure, Spinoza's philosophy is somewhat better known than that of Maimonides. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The following numbers do not correspond to those of Maimonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy In the 12th century Moses Maimonides, a Spanish Rabbi, made an epitome, or digest, of all the laws and institutions of the Talmud. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers The Babylonian conception of heaven prevailed throughout the Middle Ages and influenced both the mystic lore about the heavenly throne and the philosophic cosmology of the Aristotelians, such as Maimonides. Jewish Theology Besides, it may be recalled here that Maimonides, the great Jewish physician, was born and educated at Cordova, in Spain. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides' ambiguous expressions about bodily resurrection, seeming to indicate that he did not subscribe to the article of the creed on that subject, caused particularly acrimonious polemics. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The latter objection we may conceive Maimonides to insist upon if he were living to-day. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides, in the Epistle which I just now mention'd, commends him highly; and tho' he allows Avicenna a great share of Learning, and Acumen; yet be prefers Alpharabius before him. The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan Both Philo and Maimonides maintain that we can know of God only that He is; we can never fathom His innermost being or know what He is. Jewish Theology Like Avenzoar, of whom he was the intimate personal friend, and Abulcasis and Maimonides, he was born in the south of Spain. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages "My work is such," says Maimonides, "that my book in connection with the Bible will enable a student to dispense with the Talmud." Jewish Literature and Other Essays And what does Maimonides offer us in its stead? A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy One of the disciples of the boldest Arabian philosophy, Moses Maimonides, was able to become the oracle of the synagogue, because he was well versed in the canonical law. The Life of Jesus Rejecting the Talmudical dreamers, he caught a nobler spirit from the celebrated Maimonides; and his native sagacity was already clearing up the surrounding darkness. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions During the next centuries a number of Jewish physicians became prominent, though none of them until Maimonides impressed themselves deeply upon the medical life of their own and succeeding centuries. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides cannot be said to have been very much ahead of his own age; but it is altogether certain that he attained the acme of the possibilities of the middle ages. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides replies in effect, because so God's wisdom has determined and his wisdom is transcendent. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The study of secular sciences is not attended by any danger for Judaism, men of the type of Maimonides having remained loyal Jews, in spite of their extensive general culture. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) Maimonides, our third philosopher, was in danger of meeting the same fate, and his philosophical work was for long viewed with suspicion by a large part of the community. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Maimonides was fortunate in his birthplace, then, and while circumstances compelled the family to move away, this change did not come until a good effect had been produced on the mind of the growing youth. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides' high reputation among his own people is attested by his letters and responses, containing detailed answers to vexed religious questions. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The explanation Maimonides gives to this passage is as follows: He admits that in Pharaoh's case there was a restriction of Pharaoh's freedom. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides simplified the Talmudical rules and traditions, making them clear to the comprehension of all. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Thrice it has towered up in a great system: through Philo in the classical, through Maimonides in the mediæval, through Spinoza in the modern world. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Even when persecution came, Maimonides clung to Spain with a tenacity born of deep affection and emphasized by admiration for all that she was and had been. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides naturally espoused the view permitting the most exalted conception of God, that is, the conception of God free from human attributes. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides's answer to this objection is virtually an admission of ignorance. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides died at the age of seventy years, and his remains were interred at Cairo, Egypt. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala To Maimonides the Bible is not only the standard of all wisdom, but it is "the Divine anticipation of human discovery." Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Not long after Maimonides passed his twentieth year the family, consisting of the father and his two sons, Moses and David, and a daughter, moved from Cordova to Fez, compelled by Jewish persecutions. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Maimonides, having for once deviated from the peripatetic system, ventures to take another bold step away from it. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The next problem Maimonides discusses is really theoretical and should have its place in the discussion of the divine attributes, for it deals with the character of God's knowledge. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The monarch considered Maimonides so much superior to the others that he made for him a special position. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Maimonides, who is in form more loyal to Jewish tradition, is to a larger degree than Philo dependent on authority for the philosophical ideas which he applies to religion. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Maimonides, after the birth of his son, became one of the busiest of practising physicians. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Besides, the acceptance of Aristotle's theory would rule out the intervention of miracles in the conduct of the world, and that Maimonides does not care to renounce. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The reason for taking it up here is because, according to Maimonides, it was an ethical question that was the motive for the formulation of the view of the opponents. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides fled from Spain to Cairo, in Egypt, from fanaticism and persecution. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala But at least the philosophy of Maimonides confirms the inner Jewishness of the philosophy of Philo, and its essential loyalty to Jewish tradition. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Maimonides undertook to pay off these debts and at the same time had to meet the necessities not only of himself and sister, but also of the family of his dead brother. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages For instance, Maimonides, the first to reconcile Aristotle's teachings with biblical theology, was the originator of the method adopted by schoolmen in the case of Aristotelian principles at variance with their dogmas. Jewish Literature and Other Essays My view is, says Maimonides, that the error of all these people is that they assume there is a relation of resemblance between our knowledge and God's knowledge. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The king was taken very sick, and Maimonides attended him. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Maimonides, like Philo, gives in addition to a metaphysical theology a philosophical exposition of the law of Moses, which has the same guiding principle as the books on the "Specific Laws." Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria About the age of fifty Maimonides, as seems to be true of a good many men who live to old age, became rather discouraged and despondent about himself. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages At Cordova, in 1135, when the sun of Arabic culture reached its zenith, was born Maimonides, the man gifted with this all-embracing mind. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The last topic Maimonides considers in his philosophical work is the reason and purpose of the commandments of the Bible, particularly the ceremonial precepts which apparently have no rational meaning. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The king was grieved and surprised, and Maimonides, struck dumb with amazement, was unable to say a word. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Numerous details of Maimonides' interpretations agree with those given in the books on the "Specific Laws." Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria While in Egypt Maimonides married the sister of one of the royal secretaries, who, in turn, wedded Maimonides' sister. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages For, above all, Maimonides was a faithful Jew, striving to reach a spiritual conception of his religion, and to assign to theology the place in his estimation belonging to it in the realm of science. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The reader will see that all this is directed against Maimonides, though he is not mentioned by name. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Moses Maimonides, one of the greatest of Jewish commentators, and a descendant of Rabbi Judah, the compiler of the Mishna, was born in the city of Cordova, Spain, March 30, 1135. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Hence in Maimonides there is less soaring and more argument than in Philo. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Maimonides took on himself the education of his son, who also became a physician, though his father was not to have the satisfaction of watching his success in the practice of his chosen profession. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages It was then that Maimonides became the religious guide of his brethren. Jewish Literature and Other Essays To follow the procedure of Maimonides would have the tendency of making people believe that the world may be eternal after all, as happened in fact in the case of Gersonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Rashi explains this by saying these men went up to heaven; but Maimonides much more rationally teaches that the Paradise or garden here is merely the retreat of profound philosophic meditation. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala So Maimonides wrote his Moreh only for those who already were masters of the law. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Maimonides was well known in the Western universities. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages The highest degree of perfection, according to Maimonides, is reached by him who devotes all his thoughts and actions to perfecting himself in divine matters, and this highest degree he calls prophecy. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides and his school endeavor to obviate the criticisms of the philosophers, who are opposed to all attributes, by excluding all but negative terms. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy From Fez the family emigrated in 1165 to Palestine, and, after a long period of anxiety, Moses Maimonides settled in Egypt, in Fostat, or Old Cairo. Chapters on Jewish Literature It characterizes and unites the poetical utterance of the Bible prophets, the pious wisdom of the rabbis, the philosophical systems of Philo and Maimonides. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria After his preliminary education at home Maimonides studied the natural sciences and medicine with Moorish teachers. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages In the third part of his work, Maimonides endeavors to reconcile the conclusions of philosophy with biblical laws and Talmudical traditions. Jewish Literature and Other Essays As he was not writing a book on general philosophy, Maimonides simply enumerates twenty-five propositions, which he accepts as proved by Aristotle and his followers. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy But Maimonides' reputation rests mainly on two books, the one written for the many, the other for the few. Chapters on Jewish Literature The permission to extract usury from strangers—a permission which later writers, such as Maimonides, regarded as a command—clearly favours the view that the legislator was guided by economic principles. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching The rules of life and health that Maimonides laid down in these letters have become part of our popular medical tradition. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages There, Maimonides' philosophic system conjured up violent storms. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides agrees with the philosophers that the prophetic power is a psychological process attainable by the man who in addition to moral perfection possesses a highly developed intellect and power of imagination. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides completed its compilation in 1180, having spent ten years over it. Chapters on Jewish Literature Ibn Gabirol's thought exerted a profound influence, not only on subsequent Hebrew thinkers, like Joseph ben Saddig, Maimonides, Spinoza, but also on the Christian Schoolmen, by whom he is often quoted, and on Giordano Bruno. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Maimonides then proceeds to distinguish between astrology and astronomy, in the latter of which lies true and necessary wisdom. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages The whole of an epoch, that following Maimonides' death, was absorbed in the conflict between philosophy and tradition. Jewish Literature and Other Essays This matter offers no difficulty to those who, like Maimonides and Gersonides, regard intelligence as the essence of the soul, and make immortality dependent upon intellectual ideas. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy In the mind of Maimonides, Moses and Aristotle occupied pedestals side by side. Chapters on Jewish Literature At any rate the theory that Aristotle's philosophy was Jewish was advanced by the mediaeval poet, Jehuda Halevi, and sustained by Maimonides. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Maimonides was, then, in his own time one of the world teachers, and, in a certain sense, he must always remain that, as representing a special development of what is best in human nature. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Another of Maimonides' opponents was the physician Judah Alfachar, who bore the hereditary title Prince. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The doctrine of creation formed the central theme in Maimonides and Gersonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy With a masterly hand, Maimonides summarized the teachings of Aristotle and the doctrines of Moses and the Rabbis. Chapters on Jewish Literature I agree with Maimonides that man should first secure a living, then prepare a residence and after that seek a wife; and that they are fools who invert the order. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People That people who had given Maimonides to the science of the Middle Ages, and who were the mainstay of all the industries and commerce of Spain, left our country en masse. The Shadow of the Cathedral Later, Maimonides' memory was held in unbounded reverence, and to-day his "Guide of the Perplexed" is a manual of religious philosophy treasured by Judaism. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Maimonides is wrong therefore when he thinks that eternity would upset Judaism and make miracles impossible. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Among the most original of the philosophical successors of Maimonides there were few Jews but were greatly influenced by him. Chapters on Jewish Literature He distinguished himself as a writer on theology, philosophy, and astronomy; he was one of the successors to the free speculative vein of Maimonides, and one of the continuators of the Arabic Aristotelian philosophy. Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' It is in Hebrew יה whence Maimonides calls it "the two-lettered name," and derives it from the tetragrammaton, of which it is an abbreviation. The Symbolism of Freemasonry Maimonides holds that the conception of the Deity as a pure abstraction is the only one truly philosophic. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Thus according to Maimonides the belief in the Messiah is fundamental, and he who denies it is a heretic and has no share in the world to come. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Crescas' work influenced the thought of Spinoza, who was also a close student of Maimonides. Chapters on Jewish Literature Theory that Scripture must be accommodated to Reason - maintained by Maimonides - already refuted in Chapter vii. Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 3 Ibn Ezra and Maimonides, whom he is said to have visited in Egypt, were two of the four great Philosophers or Lights of the Jews in the Middle Ages. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry According to Maimonides, man has absolute free-will, and God is absolutely just. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The difference, it will be seen, between Albo and Maimonides in the question of Jewish dogmas is simply one of classification and grading. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides remained the exemplar of reasoning faith long after his particular form of reasoning had become unacceptable to the faithful. Chapters on Jewish Literature With letters of recommendation from Saladin's vizier, he visited Egypt, where the wish he had long cherished to converse with Maimonides, ``the Eagle of the Doctors,'' was gratified. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Even as late as Maimonides, the scrolls of the Law were written on leather, and not on parchment, which is now the ordinary material for the purpose. The Book of Delight and Other Papers Maimonides distinguishes eleven degrees of inspiration, and three essential conditions of prophecy: 1. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Of Maimonides's list the last two, Messiah and Resurrection, belong to the last category. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Another Latin translation of Maimonides existed as early as the thirteenth century. Chapters on Jewish Literature Maimonides refers to this saying in the Foreword of his Eight Chapters; see Gorfinkle, The Eight Chapters, etc., p. Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers On Sunday the seventeenth of October, 1165, Maimonides was in Hebron, passing the city on his way from Jerusalem to Cairo. The Book of Delight and Other Papers When Maimonides characterized the "Guide of the Perplexed" as "the true science of the Bible," he formed a just estimate of his own work. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He follows the beaten track, reviews the classic views of Maimonides, takes advantage of the criticisms of Gersonides and Crescas, and settles the problems sometimes one way sometimes another, without ever suggesting anything new. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The very period which produced the rationalism of Maimonides gave birth to the emotionalism of the Kabbala. Chapters on Jewish Literature Maimonides interprets this verse of Abot as meaning that one cannot bribe God with good deeds in order to have bad deeds forgiven. Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers A more serious traveller, Maimonides, must have done a good deal of thinking on horseback, to get through his ordinary day's work and write his great books. The Book of Delight and Other Papers Philosophy's noblest votary, Benedict Spinoza himself, is influenced by Maimonides. Jewish Literature and Other Essays And this helps us to understand why it is that Ibn Daud and Maimonides who not only read Arabic but wrote their philosophical works in Arabic showed the same preference for the secondhand Aristotle. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy He may have been a pupil of Manasseh, but his mind was nurtured on the philosophical treatises of Maimonides and Crescas. Chapters on Jewish Literature Its translation here is in accordance with the interpretation of Maimonides. Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers Maimonides, in later times, frequently adopted this method of communicating with whole communities, and many of the Geonim and other Jewish authorities followed the same plan. The Book of Delight and Other Papers As little as the Poles resembled the Arabs of the "golden age," did the Polish Jews resemble their brethren in faith in the Orient at Saadia's time or in the Spain of Gabirol and Maimonides. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history An examination of the book itself confirms Maimonides's judgment. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy When David was lost at sea, Maimonides earned a living as a physician. Chapters on Jewish Literature His preface to the Biur and his commentary on Maimonides' treatise on logic are in good style. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) From that period onwards, however, Jews became very diligent letter-writers, and sometimes, for instance in the case of the "Guide of the Perplexed" of Maimonides, whole works were transmitted in the form of letters. The Book of Delight and Other Papers For the descendants of Philo and Maimonides the rationalistic movement of the eighteenth century was in part a repetition of a well-known historical process. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history Maimonides's criticism of the atomic theory of matter and motion just described is that it undermines the bases of geometry. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy "From Moses to Moses there arose none like Moses," was a saying that expressed the general reverence for Maimonides. Chapters on Jewish Literature Kant's brilliant disciple, the profound thinker Solomon Maimon, published only his exegetical works and his ingenious commentary on Maimonides in Hebrew. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) The learned Maimonides has laboured to expose the principles and systems of the scholastic divines, as frequently repugnant to the nature of the world and the order of the creation, and intolerably absurd. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) This variety of mental traits combined in a marvelous union to form the great personality of Maimonides, the crown of a glorious period. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history Ibn Daud presupposed less from his readers, having written as he said, for beginners; hence he proves many of the propositions which Maimonides lays down dogmatically. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides here differed fundamentally from his immediate predecessors. Chapters on Jewish Literature Maimonides himself is not spared by Smolenskin, for it was Maimonides who had set the seal of consecration upon logical dogmatism. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) What are all the schoolmen, Aquinas himself, to Maimonides? Coningsby But what is obtained by quotations from Maimonides more than from Alexander Hales, or any other Schoolman of the same age? Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. Possibly Maimonides expected his readers to be familiar with the work of his immediate Jewish predecessor. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy In this part Maimonides offered rational explanations of the ceremonial and legislative details of the Bible. Chapters on Jewish Literature Birth of Maimonides, who, next to Moses, is believed to have had the greatest influence on Jewish thought. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) Maimonides was much influenced by Aristotelianism, and this gave him an impulse towards a logical statement of the tenets of Judaism. Judaism But was it Maimonides which kept him till the porter began to put up the shutters? Clara Hopgood Maimonides was aware of this defect in the Aristotelian view, and he later repudiates the Stagirite's theory of eternal motion on philosophical as well as religious grounds. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy For a long time after the death of Maimonides, which took place in 1204, Jewish thought found in the "Guide" a strong attraction or a violent repulsion. Chapters on Jewish Literature Instead of waiting for the skillful, subtle, almost invisible cross-examination which the descendant of Maimonides was preparing for her, she answered all his questions before they were asked. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Hence Maimonides devoted much of his great treatise, Guide for the Perplexed, to a philosophical allegorisation of the human terms applied to God in the Hebrew Bible. Judaism He still read Hebrew, and he had seen in the shop a copy of the Hebrew translation of the Moreh Nevochim of Maimonides, which he greatly coveted, but could not afford to buy. Clara Hopgood Before, however, we speak of Maimonides's attitude in this matter, we must for completeness' sake briefly mention three other proofs for the existence of God as given by Maimonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy But the "Guide" of Maimonides was a great achievement for its spirit more than for its contents. Chapters on Jewish Literature For, when consulted in regard to the repulsed converts, he displayed a loftiness of view and a breadth of tolerance which Maimonides himself could not equal. Rashi Maimonides leaves no doubt as to his meaning. Judaism Of Maimonides it had been formerly their delight to declare that he was "the Eagle of the Doctors, the Great Sage, the Glory of the West, the Light of the East, second only to Moses." History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science The above account of Maimonides's doctrine of attributes shows us that he followed the same line of thought as his predecessors. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Samuel was the translator of Maimonides, and bore a brave part in the defence of his master in the bitter controversies which arose as to the lawfulness and profit of studying philosophy. Chapters on Jewish Literature In similar circumstances Maimonides, it seems, in intervening, yielded a little to personal prepossession. Rashi Before Maimonides, if there had been one dogma of Judaism at all, it was the Election of Israel. Judaism The works of Maimonides were committed to the flames by the synagogues of Montpellier, Barcelona, and Toledo. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science And in a general way his views, says Maimonides, are not incompatible with the Bible. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy But it is noteworthy that Abraham Ibn Ezra doubted the common belief in demons, while Maimonides described astrology as "that error called a science." Chapters on Jewish Literature Still less was a rabbi of the eleventh century likely to have an idea of what even Maimonides was unacquainted with, the local color and the spirit of dead civilizations. Rashi Though, however, the Creed of Maimonides has no position of authority in the Synagogue, modern times have witnessed no successful intrusion of a rival. Judaism Their great writer Maimonides had thoroughly accepted it; his school was spreading it in all directions. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science For once Maimonides in the last Rabbinic quotation actually hit upon a passage which owes its content to Alexandrian and possibly Philonian influence. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy His heart went out to the French Talmudists, yet he cherished so genuine an affection for Maimonides that he defended him with spirit against his detractors. Chapters on Jewish Literature Some placed the scene at Worms; others asserted that the duke asked Rashi to accompany him to Lorraine; but Rashi nobly refused, as Maimonides did later. Rashi Curiously enough, Maimonides, who formulated the belief in Resurrection as a dogma of the Synagogue, himself held that the world to come is altogether free from material factors. Judaism Maimonides had said that one reason for opposing the Aristotelian theory of the eternity of the world is that miracles would be an impossibility on that assumption. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides's substitution is tantamount to a refusal to fight, it is equivalent to flight from the field of battle. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Gentle by nature, he broke forth into fiery indignation against the French critics of Maimonides. Chapters on Jewish Literature In all these cases Rashi's authority carries great weight; so much so, in fact, as to overbalance that of Alfasi and Maimonides. Rashi Commenting on this in various places, Maimonides emphatically asserts the spirituality of the future life. Judaism Hence Maimonides insists on creation ex nihilo, though he admits that the Platonic view of a pre-existent matter may be reconciled with the Torah. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy It is the reply of the obscurantist, and it is very surprising that Maimonides the rationalist should so far have forgotten his own ideal of reason and enlightenment. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy At the same time his tender soul was attracted by the emotionalism of the Kabbala, or mystical view of life, a view equally opposed to the views of Maimonides and of the French school. Chapters on Jewish Literature His influence upon rabbinical literature is comparable only with that of Maimonides. Rashi There can be no question but that this repeated insistence of Maimonides has strongly affected all subsequent Jewish thought. Judaism Maimonides maintains that while there is sense in inquiring for the purpose of the parts of the world, the question of the ultimate purpose of the world as a whole is meaningless. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides would not think of going so far; he has no names harsh enough to describe this unscientific, unphilosophic, illogical, irrational, purely imaginary procedure. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Like Maimonides, he was a physician by profession and a Rabbi by way of leisure. Chapters on Jewish Literature The Talmudic codex established by Maimonides aimed at nothing less than to shut off the discussions and to give the oral law firm, solid shape. Rashi Socrates, Jesus, Luther; Isaiah, Maimonides, Spinoza; all of them, besides their contributions—very unequal contributions—to the positive store of truth, assumed also the negative attitude of protesters. Judaism At the same time he does give a logical proof which in reality is not different from one of the proofs given by Maimonides himself. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Were Maimonides living in our day, we may suppose he would be more favorably inclined to the mechanical principle as a scientific method. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy He went on quietly earning a living as a maker of lenses; he refused a professorship, preferring, like Maimonides before him, to rely on other than literary pursuits as a means of livelihood. Chapters on Jewish Literature Unlike Maimonides in his commentary of the Mishnah, he did not as a rule concern himself with the fixation of legal principles and practice, or with the definite solution of questions under controversy. Rashi Before Maimonides there had been some inclination towards a creed, but he is the first to put one into set terms. Judaism Crescas disagrees with Maimonides's opinion that no positive attributes can be applied to God, such as indicate relation to his creatures, and so on. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Accordingly Maimonides undertakes to account for all the laws of the Bible. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy He sees the difficulty of reconciling this with man's freedom, but is not ready to sacrifice either, and like Maimonides decides that we must not deny it simply because we cannot understand it. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Thus the Spanish Talmudists, though they boasted such great leaders as Alfasi and Maimonides, nevertheless accepted also the heritage of the French academies. Rashi Maimonides must have filled up a great gap in Jewish theology, a gap, moreover, the existence of which was very generally perceived. Judaism Having made this criticism of Maimonides's thirteen articles, Crescas proceeds to discuss every one of the eight true beliefs named at the beginning of the last paragraph. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy It is in line with Maimonides's general rationalistic and intellectualistic point of view when he undertakes to find a reason for every commandment, where no reason is given in the Law. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy This is why Maimonides omitted Freedom in his creed. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The middle ages knew no Jewish names more famous than those of Jehudah ha-Levi and Maimonides; but how many nowadays read their writings and understand them wholly? Rashi On the one hand, Maimonides, rationalist and anti-Mystic as he was, makes no allowance for the doctrine of the Immanence of God. Judaism His further classification of the grades of prophecy is based upon Maimonides, though Albo simplifies it. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy This might seem to be the same criticism which Maimonides advances, but it is not really quite the same, Maimonides's assertion being more general and sweeping. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy All the others, with the exception of Abraham ibn Ezra, wrote in Arabic, as they continued to do until and including Maimonides. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Maimonides, as fiction recounts, conceived a great affection for Rashi, and imparted to him all his own learning. Rashi Maimonides put the seal on the reluctance of Jewish theology to go beyond, or to fall short of, what historic Judaism delivered. Judaism We have already spoken of the fact that the method of basing one's theology upon the creation of the world is one that is distinctive of the Kalam, as Maimonides himself tells us. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |
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