The Guide for the Perplexed (1904)

The Guide for the Perplexed  (1904)  by Maimonides, translated by Michael Friedländer

The Guide for the Perplexed is Maimonides' major philosophical work, and is widely considered to be the most influential book of medieval Jewish philosophy. Originally written in Judeo-Arabic, its Hebrew translation by Samuel ibn Tibbon became the book's standard edition, and it has also been translated into several European languages. This edition is that of the 1904 translation into English by M. Friedländer. Author's Introduction · Part I · Part II (Propositions / Chapters) · Part III (Introduction / Chapters) Full Table of Contents

Contents:

• Introductory Material by the Translator
  • Preface (to the second revised edition of 1904)
  • Preface to Volume One of the First Edition (1881)
  • The Life of Moses Maimonides
  • The Moreh Nebuchim Literature
• Author's Introduction
  • Dedicatory Letter
  • The Object of the Guide
  • Directions for the Study of this Work
  • Introductory Remarks on Method
• Part I (76 chapters)
• Part II: Propositions · Chapters (26 propositions and 48 chapters)
• Part III: Introduction · Chapters (Introduction and 54 chapters)