Maimonides on the Origin of the World
Maimonides on the Origin of the World
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Although Maimonides´ discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in importance only to belief in God - there is still considerable debate on what that contribution was. Kenneth Seeskin takes a close look at the problems Maimonides faced and the sources from which he drew. He argues that Maimonides meant exactly what he said: the world was created by a free act of God so that the existence of everything other than God is contingent. In religious terms, existence is a gift. In order to reach this conclusion, Seeskin examines Maimonides´ view of God, miracles, the limits of human knowledge, and the claims of astronomy to be a science. Clearly written and closely argued, Maimonides on the Origin of the World takes up questions of perennial interest.
Contents
1. God and the problem of origin;
2. Creation in the Timaeus;
3. Aristotle and the arguments for eternity;
4. Plotinus and the metaphysical causation;
5. Particularity;
6. Nature, miracles and the end of the world;
7. Aftermath and conclusion.
Contents
1. God and the problem of origin;
2. Creation in the Timaeus;
3. Aristotle and the arguments for eternity;
4. Plotinus and the metaphysical causation;
5. Particularity;
6. Nature, miracles and the end of the world;
7. Aftermath and conclusion.
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