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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (1619)	8/25/2002 10:16:40 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (5) of 3959

Well, in one foolish sentence you have criticised two of the most powerful minds that ever lived..Great Aristotel and Great Maimonides... firstthings.com More has been said and written about him than any other Jewish thinker throughout history. Indeed, many great debates since his death have revolved around the question of just who interpreted Maimonides correctly and who did not. To get Maimonides right has been for many to get Judaism right. His role in the history of Jewish thought is comparable to the role of Thomas Aquinas in Catholic thought. Just as Aquinas (who was influenced by Maimonides) treated with respect all great theologians and philosophers irrespective of religious differences with them, Maimonides did the same with the pagans, Christians, and Muslims, saying about them: "Accept the truth, whatever its source." Indeed, Maimonides himself is a marvelous companion for anyone searching for truth. He could well be considered the outstanding thinker of the twelfth century in the West. His unsurpassed contributions to both Judaism and Western thought left neither quite the same.

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