Maimonides the Universalist The Ethical Horizons of the Mishneh Torah

Maimonides' Mishneh torah presents not only a system of Jewish law, but also a system of values. This study focuses on the moral and philosophical meditations that close each volume of his code. The authors analyse these concluding passages to uncover the universalist outlook underlying Maimonides' halakhic thought.

About the author

Professor Kellner is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish Thought, Shalem College, Jerusalem and Wolfson Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought, University of Haifa.

Summary

Maimonides’ Mishneh torah presents not only a system of Jewish law, but also a system of values. This study focuses on the moral and philosophical meditations that close each volume of his code. The authors analyse these concluding passages to uncover the universalist outlook underlying Maimonides’ halakhic thought.

Product details

• Authors: Menachem (Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish Thought Kellner, Menachem (Chair of the Department of Phil Kellner, Menachem Kellner, David Gillis
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.05.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism
• EAN: 9781802078923
• ISBN: 978-1-80207-892-3
• Pages: 416
• Series: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization