In his 1976 "Maimonides: Torah and Philosophical Quest," David
Hartman departs from traditional scholarly views about Maimonides
by offering a new way of understanding the great man and his work.
This expanded edition contains Hartman's new postscript.
A 12th-century rabbi, scholar, physician, and philosopher, Moses
Maimonides is best known for his two great works on Judaism:
Mishneh Torah and Guide to the Perplexed. They have often been
viewed by scholars as having different audiences and different
messages, together reflecting the two sides of the author himself:
Maimonides the halakhist, who focused on piety through obedience to
Jewish law; and Maimonides the philosopher, who advocated closeness
with God through reflection and knowledge of nature. Hartman argues
that while many scholars look at one aspect of Maimonides to the
exclusion or dismissal of the other, the way to really understand
him is to see both adherence to the law and philosophical pursuits
as two essential aspects of Judaism.
Hartman's 2009 postscript sheds new light on his argument and
indeed on Judaism as Maimonides interpreted it. In it Hartman
explains that while Maimonides never envisioned the integration of
halakhah with philosophy, he did view them as existing in a
symbiotic relationship. While the focus of the Mishneh Torah was
halakha and obedience to Jewish law, Guide to the Perplexed spoke
to individuals whose love of God grew through their passion,
devotion and yearning to understand God's wisdom and power in
nature. Both modes of spiritual orientation lived in the thought of
Maimonides.
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