A thorough and accessible introduction to Maimonides, arguably oneof the most important Jewish philosophers of all time. This workincorporates material from Maimonides' philosophical, legal,and medical works, providing a synoptic picture ofMaimonides' philosophical range.* Maimonides was, and remains, one of the most influential andimportant Jewish legalists, who devoted himself to areconceptualization of the entirety of Jewish law* Offers both an intellectual biography and an exploration of themost important philosophical works in Maimonides' corpus* Persuasively argues that Maimonides did see himself as engagedin philosophical dialogue* Maimonides' philosophy is presented in a way that isaccessible to readers with little background in either Jewish ormedieval philosophy* Secondary readings are provided at the end of each chapter, aswell as a bibliography of recent scholarly articles on some of themore pressing philosophical topics covered in the book
