Ethical Writings of Maimonides
Author | : Moses Maimonides |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1983-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0486245225 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780486245225 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The present volume contains Maimonides most significant ethical works, newly translated from the original sources by Profs. Raymond I., Weiss and Charles E. Butterworth, well-known Maimonides scholars. Previous translations have often been inadequate - either because they were not based on the best possible texts or from a lack of precision. That deficiency has been remedied in the present text. The translations are based on the latest scholarship and have been made with a view toward maximum accuracy and readability. moreover, the long 'Letter to Joseph' has been translated into English for the first time.