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Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza - as an Enlightenment advocate for secularization - among its key opponents. This book sets out to challenge the now predominant view of Maimonides as a protomodern forerunner to Spinoza.

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"A well-conceived, well-executed thinking through of a tangled controversy over how to understand the relationship between two formidable and influential figures in the history of philosophy. Joshua Parens is thoroughly convincing in his assertion that the current scholarly tendency to assimilate Maimonides to Spinoza is superficially attractive but fundamentally misleading." (Martin D. Yaffe, University of North Texas)"

Maimonides and Spinoza Their Conflicting Views

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226645742, 978-0226645742
      ISBN10: 0226645746
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      Judaism Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza - as an Enlightenment advocate for secularization - among its key opponents. This book sets out to challenge the now predominant view of Maimonides as a protomodern forerunner to Spinoza.

      Trade Review
      "A well-conceived, well-executed thinking through of a tangled controversy over how to understand the relationship between two formidable and influential figures in the history of philosophy. Joshua Parens is thoroughly convincing in his assertion that the current scholarly tendency to assimilate Maimonides to Spinoza is superficially attractive but fundamentally misleading." (Martin D. Yaffe, University of North Texas)"

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