PHI 440O MAIMONIDES' GUIDE FOR PERPLXED

An exploration of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, one of the most important works of religious rationalism. Students will examine how this work probes the relationship between religious belief and Greek philosophy, establishing foundational and controversial positions in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics in general and considering subjects such as miracles, theodicy, and Biblical semantics in particular.

Credits

4

Notes

Students may not receive credit for this course and PHI 330J.

Registration Restrictions

Open to junior and senior majors and minors in philosophy, and to others with permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 16 students.