The matter and form of Maimonides' guide / Josef Stern.

Author/creator Stern, Josef, 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Descriptionx, 431 pages ; 24 cm.
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Contents 1. Matter and form -- 2. Maimonides' theory of the parable -- 3. The parable of adamic perfection -- 4. Physical matter and its limitations on intellects -- 5. Maimonidean skepticism I -- 6. Maimonidean skepticism II -- 7. In the inner chamber of the ruler's palace: the critique of the theory of separate intellects -- 8. The embodied life of an intellect -- 9. Excrement and exegesis, or shame over matter.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 395-420) and index.
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LCCN 2012039313
ISBN9780674051607 (alk. paper)