The Guide for the Perplexed is a medieval philosophical and theological treatise by Moses Maimonides. Written in Arabic, it addresses readers troubled by apparent conflicts between philosophy and religious scripture, exploring theology, metaphysics and prophecy. It remains valuable for its influence on Jewish and medieval thought.
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[Contents] [Contents] THE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED [Contents] Original Title Page. THE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED BY
MOSES MAIMONIDES TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL ARABIC TEXT BY M. FRIEDLÄNDER, Ph.D SECOND EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS LTD Nŧ΅ YLjǡƫ: E. P. DUTTON & CO 1910 [Contents] SŧŕLjƿŠ EŠƗǵƗLjƿ, 1904; RŧǙǡƗƿǵŧŠ, 1910. [v]
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PREFACE
The first Edition of the English Translation of Maimonides’ Dalalāt alHairin being exhausted without having fully supplied the demand, I prepared a second, revised edition of the Translation. In the new edition the three volumes of the first edition have been reduced to one volume by the elimination of the notes; besides Hebrew words and phrases have been eliminated or transliterated. By these changes the translator sought to produce a cheap edition in order to bring the work of Maimonides within the reach of all students of Theology and
Jewish Literature.
M. FRIEDLÄNDER.
Jŧ΅Ǫ’ CLjƯƯŧƄŧ, July 1904. [vii]
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PREFACE TO VOLUME ONE OF THE FIRST
EDITION
In compliance with a desire repeatedly expressed by the Committee of the Hebrew Literature Society, I have undertaken to translate
Maimonides’ Dalalāt al-Ḥairin, better known by the Hebrew title
Moreh Nebuchim, and I offer the first instalment of my labours in the present volume. This contains—(1) A short Life of Maimonides, in
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