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15Leaving the GardenPhilosophy and Theology 18 (2): 219-246. 2006.A whirl surrounds Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed 1.2. He seems to argue, there, that good and evil are merely concerns of the imagination. In the prophetology, Guide 2.32–48, Maimonides never refers to practical intellect or prudence. Recent interpreters have inferred that the imagination takes the place of practical intellect in Maimonides’ practical teaching. This paper seeks to show that, in keeping with earlier works such as Eight Chapters, Maimonides continues to rely on practical intel…Read more
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1Isaac Polgar, The support of religionIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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Condemnation of 219 propositionsIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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Giles of Rome, On ecclesiastical powerIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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Dante Alighieri, MonarchyIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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3Ibn Bajja, The governance of the solitaryIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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Averroes, The decisive treatiseIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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9Alfarabi: The Political Writings: “Selected Aphorisms” and Other Texts (review)Journal of the American Oriental Society 123 (1): 244. 2003.
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Boethius of Dacia, On the supreme goodIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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30An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi (review)Speculum 83 (1): 231-232. 2008.
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2Alfarabi, The enumeration of the sciences ; Alfarabi, The book of religion ; Alfarabi, The political regimeIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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1Alghazali, The deliverer from errorIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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2Avicenna, Healing: metaphysicsIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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3Alfarabi, The attainment of happiness ; Alfarabi, Plato's Laws ; Avicenna, On the divisions of the rational sciencesIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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2Abravanel, Commentary on the BibleIn Joshua Parens & Joseph C. Macfarland (eds.), Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Cornell University Press. 2011.
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16The Companionship of Books: Essays in Honor of Laurence Berns (edited book)Lexington Books. 2011.This volume is a collection of essays by various contributors in honor of the late Laurence Berns, Richard Hammond Elliot Tutor Emeritus at St. John's College, Annapolis. The essays address the literary, political, theological, and philosophical themes of his life's work as a scholar, teacher, and constant companion of the "great books."
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