Ebook: The Preservation of Youth : Essays on Health
Author: Gordon Hirsch L., Maimonides Moses
- Tags: Health -- Early works to 1800. Medicine Arab. RELIGION / Judaism / General Health. HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Philosophical Library/Open Road
- City: Newburyport
- Language: English
- epub
Based on his Jewish faith, Maimonides fused neo-Aristotelian philosophy with the Jewish legal tradition into a systemic whole. In his main philosophic work, The Guide for the Perplexed, he attempted to appeal to rationalists troubled by the personal embodiment of God in the biblical accounts. It is in that rational spirit that he provided a strikingly modern work to be used by patients and practicing physiciansRead more...
Abstract: Based on his Jewish faith, Maimonides fused neo-Aristotelian philosophy with the Jewish legal tradition into a systemic whole. In his main philosophic work, The Guide for the Perplexed, he attempted to appeal to rationalists troubled by the personal embodiment of God in the biblical accounts. It is in that rational spirit that he provided a strikingly modern work to be used by patients and practicing physicians alike. Capitalizing on his vast practical experience as a physician, combined with his knowledge of classical and medieval principles of healing, Maimonides was able to provide a comp