Series; Jewish encounters. Physical description; xv, 233 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references p. 227-234. Contents; My son, the doctor : Jews and medicine -- Spain-Morocco-Egypt -- The Commentary on the Mishnah -- Tragedy and depression -- The Mishneh Torah -- The guide for the perplexed -- Maimonides, physician -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The medical works of Maimonides. Subjects; Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204). Maimonides, Moses (1138-1204). Rabbis - Egypt - Biography. Jewish scholars - Egypt - Biography. Jewish philosophers - Egypt - Biography. Jewish physicians - Egypt - Biography. Genres; Bibliography. Biographies. Biography.
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A criritcal study of the twelfth-century philosopher and physician describes Maimonides's efforts to reconcile his rationationalist thinking and scientific knowledge with a faith in God, his remarkable influence as a Jew in a Muslim world, and the lasting legacy of his teachings. 25,000 first printing.
Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., is the author of nine previous books, including Doctors: The Biography of Medicine, The Wisdom of the Body, The Mysteries Within, Lost in America: A Journey with My Father, and The Doctors’ Plague. His book How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter won the National Book Award and spent thirty-four weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times, Time, and The New York Review of Books. Nuland is a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he also teaches bioethics and medical history. He lives with his family in Connecticut.
Lost in America, Doctors: The Biography of Medicine, How We Live, and How We Die are available in paperback from Vintage Books.
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