Rabbi, Physician and Philosopher
Moses Maimonides
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A Jewish scholar born in Córdoba who became a court physician in Cairo, codified Jewish law, and read Aristotle and scripture together.
Key work: The Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190)
“Know that the negative attributes of God are the true attributes.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
We speak more truly of God by saying what God is not.
The highest giving helps a person no longer need help.
Reason and scripture, read well, need not conflict.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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What We Cannot SayEight Rungs of Giving
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