Maimonides

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work and influence of Maimonides.Widely regarded as the greatest Jewish philosopher of the medieval period, Maimonides was also a physician and rabbinical authority. Also known as Rambam, his writings include a 14-volume work on Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah, which is still widely used today, and the Guide for the Perplexed, a central work of medieval philosophy. Although undoubtedly a titan of Jewish intellectual history, Maimonides was also profoundly influenced by the Islamic world. He exerted a strong influence on later Islamic philosophy, as well as on thinkers ranging from Thomas Aquinas to Leibniz and Newton.

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Guests

• John Haldane 8 episodes
  Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews
• Sarah Stroumsa No other episodes
  Alice and Jack Ormut Professor of Arabic Studies and currently Rector at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Peter Adamson 7 episodes
  Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London

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