Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed in Translation: A History from the Thirteenth Century to the Twentieth

Moses Maimonides's *Guide of the Perplexed* is the greatest philosophical text in the history of Jewish thought and a major work of the Middle Ages. For almost all of its history, however, the *Guide* has been read and commented upon in translation-in Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, French, English, and other modern languages-rather than in its original Judeo-Arabic. This volume is the first to tell the story of the translations and translators of Maimonides' *Guide* and its impact in translation on philosophy from the Middle Ages to the present day. A collection of essays by scholars from a range of disciplines, the book unfolds in two parts. The first traces the history of the translations of the *Guide*, from medieval to modern renditions. The second surveys its influence in translation on Latin scholastic, early modern, and contemporary Anglo-American philosophy, as well as its impact in translation on current scholarship. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book will be essential reading for philosophers, historians, and religious studies scholars alike.