Maimonides (Jewish Encounters) - Hardcover

Buch 16 von 17: Jewish Encounters Series

Nuland, Sherwin B.

 
9780805242003: Maimonides (Jewish Encounters)

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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.

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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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ISBN 10:  0805211500 ISBN 13:  9780805211504
Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008
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