Arabic Philosophical Texts: Maimonides

3 credits · Undergraduate

Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) is one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of all time. Though he wrote some of his legal works in Hebrew, his major philosophical works were written in Arabic. This course is an introduction to his thought, based on a selection of passages from his The Guide of the Perplexed and other works in the original Arabic for advanced students of Arabic. PREREQUISITES: ARBC 3030, and introductory level course in Classics or Religious Studies, or permission of the instructor EXCLUSIONS: RELS 4011.03; CLAS 4011.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar