[Revised entry by Kenneth Seeskin on November 18, 2024.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Moses ben Maimon [known to English speaking audiences as Maimonides and Hebrew speaking as Rambam] (1138 – 1204) is the greatest Jewish philosopher of the medieval period and is still widely read today. The Mishneh Torah, his 14-volume compendium of Jewish law, established him as the leading rabbinic authority of his time and quite possibly of all time. His philosophic masterpiece, the Guide of the Perplexed, is a sustained treatment of Jewish thought and practice that seeks to resolve the conflict between religious…

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