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Medical Aphorisms, Treatises 10–15

Because the original texts that Maimonides drew from have not survived, these aphorisms provide tantalizing clues about aspects of Galen’s thought that are otherwise unknown.

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Medical Aphorisms, Treatises 6–9

The second of six volumes, Medical Aphorisms: Treatises 6-9 provides tantalizing insights into the work of Galen and the world of medieval medicine.

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Medical Aphorisms, Treatises 1–5

Medical Aphorisms consists of approximately 1500 maxims compiled by Maimonides from the treatises of Galen, the renowned ancient Greek physician.

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On Asthma, Volume 2

Volume Two offers Gerrit Bos’s critical editions of all three surviving medieval Hebrew translations of Maimonides’ work.
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On Asthma

In true Galenic fashion, Maimonides stresses that a healthy lifestyle and diet are the most important preventative measures against chronic illness such as asthma.
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The Proofs of Prophecy

This fresh, vivid debate still holds excitement for modern readers who are interested not merely in medieval Islam but in Christian thought as well.
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Classical Foundations of Islamic Educational Thought

Education has always been an important pursuit in Islam.
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Critique of Christian Origins

The Critique of Christian Origins contains a wealth of information on the ideological contours of Abd al-Jabbār’s time.
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The Physics of The Healing

While Avicenna’s Physics roughly follows the thought of Aristotle’s Physics, the work is hardly derivative.
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The Elixir of the Gnostics

Philosophy, Şadrā argues, is the most direct means to self-knowledge—and thus the best tool for navigating this journey.
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Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s De anima

The Middle Commentary—actually Averroës’s last writing on the text-remains one of his most refined and politically discreet treatments of Aristotle.
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Third Nephi

The articles include discussions on what Jesus taught and did, as well as how Third Nephi fits into the larger purposes that are outlined in the Book of Mormon’s title page.

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Decisive Treatise & Epistle Dedicatory

The Book of the Decisive Treatise was and remains one Averroës’ most important works and one of history’s best defenses of the legitimate role of reason in a community of faith.
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The Philosophy of Illumination

The subject of his hikmat al-Ishraq—now available for the first time in English—is the “science of lights".
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The Niche of Lights

Exploring the boundary between philosophy and theology, The Niche of Lights seeks to understand the role of reality in the perception of the spiritual.
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Mormon’s Codex

Here Sorenson reveals that the Book of Mormon exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization.

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The Incoherence of the Philosophers

Despite its attempted refutation by the twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali’s work remains widely read and influential.
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On Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs

This treatise—assembled from the existing medical literature as well as Maimonides’ own practice—proved highly influential amongst scholars and laypersons in both Jewish and non-Jewish circles alike.
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