{"product_id":"maimonides-on-the-origin-of-kenneth-seeskin-9780521697521","title":"Maimonides on the Origin of the World","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Seeskin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521697522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521697521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.34w x 0.49d","brand":"Kenneth Seeskin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119830135039,"sku":"9780521697521","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42d3cb9f-2d2d-4c32-a07f-4831042de3a0.jpg?v=1687411152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maimonides-on-the-origin-of-kenneth-seeskin-9780521697521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}