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The Guide for the Perplexed, Part 2

Moses Maimonides (1138 - 1204)
Translated by Michael Friedländer (1833 - 1910)

In the Guide of the Perplexed Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) achieved an original and highly influential synthesis of religious and secular learning, drawing on Rabbinical teachings, the Aristotelian and neo-Platonic doctrines then current in the Islamic world, as well as his own scriptural exegeses and philosophical arguments. According to Encyclopaedia Judaica, "almost every philosophic work for the remainder of the Middle Ages cited, commented on, or criticized Maimonides' views." - Summary by Kazbek

Genre(s): Medieval, Other religions

Language: English

Keyword(s): neoplatonism (7), medieval philosophy (2), aristotelianism (2), jewish philosophy (1), islamic philosophy (1), exegesis (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	The Author's Introduction. The Twenty-Six Propositions employed by the Philosophers to prove the Existence of God	Kazbek	00:18:35
Play 01	I. Philosophical proofs for the Existence, Incorporeality, and Unity of the First Cause	Geoffrey Edwards	00:25:30
Play 02	II. On the Existence of Intelligences or purely Spiritual Beings	Geoffrey Edwards	00:06:58
Play 03	Ill. The Author adopts the Theory of Aristotle as least open to Objections	jenno	00:01:30
Play 04	IV. The Spheres and the Causes of their Motion	jenno	00:11:51
Play 05	V. Agreement of the Aristotelian Theory with the Teaching of Scripture	nzk13	00:04:44
Play 06	VI. What is meant by the Scriptural Term "Angels"	nzk13	00:10:24
Play 07	VII. The Homonymity of the term "Angel"	nzk13	00:02:19
Play 08	VIII. On the Music of the Spheres	nzk13	00:02:18
Play 09	IX. On the Number of the Heavenly Spheres	nzk13	00:03:34
Play 10	X. The Influence of the Spheres upon the Earth manifests itself in four different ways	Geoffrey Edwards	00:12:24
Play 11	XI. The Theory of Eccentricity Preferable to that of Epicycles	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:58
Play 12	XII. On the Nature of the Divine Influence and that of the Spheres	Geoffrey Edwards	00:11:29
Play 13	XIII. Three Different Theories about the Beginning of the Universe	Geoffrey Edwards	00:14:34
Play 14	XIV. Seven Methods by which the Philosophers sought to prove the Eternity of the Universe	Geoffrey Edwards	00:11:28
Play 15	XV. Aristotle does not scientifically demonstrate his Theory	Larry Wilson	00:07:18
Play 16	XVI. The Author refutes all Objections to Creatio ex nihilo	Larry Wilson	00:02:57
Play 17	XVII. The Laws of Nature apply to Things Created, but do not regulate the Creative Act which produces them	Geoffrey Edwards	00:14:09
Play 18	XVIII. Examinations of the Proofs of Philosophers for the Eternity of the Universe	Geoffrey Edwards	00:14:20
Play 19	XIX. Design in Nature	Geoffrey Edwards	00:26:36
Play 20	XX. The Opinion of Aristotle as regards Design in Nature	Geoffrey Edwards	00:08:12
Play 21	XXI. Explanation of the Aristotelian Theory that the Universe is the necessary Result of the First Cause	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:13
Play 22	XXII. Objections to the Theory of the Eternity of the Universe	Geoffrey Edwards	00:13:35
Play 23	XXIII. The Theory of Creatio ex nihilo is preferable to that of the Eternity of the Universe	Geoffrey Edwards	00:05:49
Play 24	XXIV. Difficulty of Comprehending the Nature and the Motion of the Spheres according to the Theory of Aristotle	Geoffrey Edwards	00:15:44
Play 25	XXV. The Theory of Creation is adopted because of its own Superiority, the Proofs based on Scripture being Inconclusive	Geoffrey Edwards	00:07:35
Play 26	XXVI. Examination of a passage from Pirke di-Rabbi Eliezer in reference to Creation	KevinS	00:05:36
Play 27	XXVII. The Theory of a Future Destruction of the Universe is not part of the Religious Belief taught in the Bible	KevinS	00:04:17
Play 28	XXVIII. Scriptural Teaching is in favour of the Indestructibility of the Universe	KevinS	00:07:33
Play 29	XXIX. Explanation of Scriptural Phrases implying the Destruction of Heaven and Earth	KevinS	00:32:43
Play 30	XXX. Philosophical Interpretation of Genesis i.-iv.	Owlivia	00:30:55
Play 31	XXXI. The Institution of the Sabbath serves (1) to Teach the Theory of Creation, and (2) to promote Man's Welfare	Geoffrey Edwards	00:04:03
Play 32	XXXII. Three Theories concerning Prophecy	Teller1986	00:10:36
Play 33	XXXIII. The Difference between Moses and the other Israelites as regards the Revelation on Mount Sinai	Teller1986	00:07:45
Play 34	XXXIV. Explanation of Exodus xxiii. 20	Geoffrey Edwards	00:04:03
Play 35	XXXV. The Difference between Moses and the other Prophets as regards the Miracles wrought by them	Geoffrey Edwards	00:08:02
Play 36	XXXVI. On the Mental, Physical and Moral Faculties of the Prophets	Geoffrey Edwards	00:14:08
Play 37	XXXVII. On the Divine Influence upon Man's Imaginative and Mental Faculties through the Active Intellect	Owlivia	00:06:24
Play 38	XXXVIII. Courage and Intuition reach the highest degree of Perfection in Prophets	jenno	00:08:09
Play 39	XXXIX. Moses was the fittest Prophet to Receive and Promulgate the Immutable Law, which succeeding Prophets merely Taught and Expounded	jenno	00:08:25
Play 40	XL. The Test of True Prophecy	Owlivia	00:08:57
Play 41	XLI. What is Meant by "Vision"	Owlivia	00:09:59
Play 42	XLII. Prophets Received Direct Communication only in Dreams or Visions	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:36
Play 43	XLIII. On the Allegories of the Prophets	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:57
Play 44	XLIV. On the Different Modes in which Prophets Receive Divine Messages	Geoffrey Edwards	00:06:40
Play 45	XLV. The Various Classes of Prophets	Geoffrey Edwards	00:25:32
Play 46	XLVI. The Allegorical Acts of Prophets formed Parts of Prophetic Visions	Geoffrey Edwards	00:11:56
Play 47	XLVII. On the Figurative Style of the Prophetic Writings	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:46
Play 48	XLVIII. Scripture ascribes Phenomena directly produced by Natural Causes to God as the First Cause of all things	Geoffrey Edwards	00:09:20

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