... eccentres eccentric orbs imaginative faculty rational faculty courage metaphors metaphorical symbols science s parable s prophetic Maimonides philosophy prophecy mysticism human intellect Active Intellect It has occasionally been noticed that certain elements in the writings...

...This chapter explores Maimonides' views on metaphysics. Maimonides considered apodictic demonstration (burhān) to be the surest tool the human intellect has for acquiring knowledge, since no one but the ignorant would think of rejecting a demonstration. At the same time, he...