[Avodah] The Rambam, rationalism and mysticism

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:13:23 -0400
"Richard Wolpoe" <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> AISI in general, the Rambam - as a religious persons believing in a
> Transcendent God and and an immortal soul MUST have had elements of
> Mysticism in his outlook. He just did not have  a mystical system akin to
> "Qabblah". I am confident he saw Transcendental themes in the Merkava
> literature etc.

I'm not sure about this.  The Maimonideans believed that Aristotle
believed in an immortal soul and in a somewhat Transcendant God.

[snip]

> RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com

Yitzhak
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