Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides, became a hugely important figure in that great era of Moorish cultural flourishing, 12th century Spain (Cordoba). Maimonides adapted the ideas of Aristotle, was a significant influence on Thomas Aquinas, and became one of the leading Rabbinical scholars of his time, and perhaps of all time.
Guests:
Steven Nadler, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Further Information:
Steven Nadler - university homepage
(http://philosophy.wisc.edu/nadler/)
Maimonides, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maimonides/)
The Influence of Islamic Thought on Maimonides, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maimonides-islamic/)
Publications:
Title: Spinoza’s Heresy; Immortality and the Jewish Mind
Author: Steven Nadler
Publisher: Oxford University Press (2002)
Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil
Author: Steven Nadler
Publisher: Princeton University Press (2008)
Music:
CD title: Sefarad - Judeo-Spanish songs
Track title: Mi padre era de Fransya
Artist: La Roza Enflorese
Composer: traditional
CD details: Pavane Records 2001 ADW 7456
CD title: Sefarad - Judeo-Spanish songs
Track title: Dos amantes tengo la mi mama
Artist: La Roza Enflorese
Composer: traditional
CD details: Pavane Records 2001 ADW 7456
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