The Guide of the Perplexed

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By Moses Maimonides

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The classic translation of this most important medieval Jewish text, presented in one volume for the first time. The twelfth-century Arabic text The Guide of the Perplexed is a monument of biblical exegesis and is widely regarded as one of the most important works of Jewish... Read More

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The classic translation of this most important medieval Jewish text, presented in one volume for the first time.

The twelfth-century Arabic text The Guide of the Perplexed is a monument of biblical exegesis and is widely regarded as one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy. Written by the Sephardic Jewish rabbi, Moses ben Maimon (commonly known as Maimonides), The Guide takes the form of a letter to a disciple who is perplexed by the attempt to square a literalist reading of scripture with reason, science, and tradition. Maimonides' instructive response proved liberative for generations of both Jewish and Christian philosophers and continues to inspire to this day.

Shlomo Pines's translation has served students and scholars for decades, and it is presented here, with Leo Strauss's influential introduction, in one volume for the first time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226842592

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Contributors:

Translated by Shlomo Pines
Introduction by Leo Strauss
Introduction by Leo Strauss
Introduction by Leo Strauss

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 1420g

Pages: 768

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About the Author

Moses Maimonides (1135–1204) was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, and physician. He lived in Morocco and Egypt, among other places. Shlomo Pines (1908–1990) was a professor in the Department of Jewish Thought and the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1952 until his death. Leo Strauss (1899–1973) was the Scott Buchanan Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at St. John’s College.

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