{"product_id":"maimonides-moral-psychology-alexander-green-9780197806937","title":"Maimonides' Moral Psychology: The Emotions, the Virtues, and the Good Life","description":"Moses Maimonides is undoubtedly the most famous rationalist of the Jewish tradition, portraying all of Torah as an intellectual project to know the deepest secrets of God and nature. This book, however, argues that this characterization of Maimonides is only partially true. Notwithstanding his focus on the primacy of intellect, he views the emotions or passions as central to the good life. Maimonides does so through imbuing his works the \u003cem\u003eMishneh Torah \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGuide of the Perplexed\u003c\/em\u003e with a series of emotions that are grounded in conflicting moral and psychological archetypes: love vs. fear, moderation vs. abstinence, courage vs. awe, anger vs. calmness, pride vs. humility, and justice vs. compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaimonides' Moral Psychology \u003c\/em\u003econtends that these contrasting emotional paradigms represent two distinct approaches to the world that exist simultaneously in Maimonides' writings. One is grounded in an understanding and imitation of nature, while the other derives from a skeptical view of the world. In combining the Aristotelian emphasis on virtue and happiness with the Biblical priority of humility and compassion, Maimonides also shows both the psychological and social dangers of each approach if it lacks the other as a corrective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197806937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197806937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.51w x 0.77d","brand":"Alexander Green","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743079280895,"sku":"9780197806937","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maimonides-moral-psychology-alexander-green-9780197806937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}