In Our Time: Maimonides

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Just to note that today I appeared on "In Our Time", the BBC Radio 4 program hosted by Melvyn Bragg, to talk about the great medieval Jewish philosopher and jurist Maimonides:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yjqz3

It's a good opportunity to hear what I sound like without the benefit of a script or an editor taking out the mistakes. The two other guests are John Haldane and Sarah Stroumsa.

Anonymous on 18 February 2011

Really interesting

Really interesting discussion, I wished it could have gone on. You provided an excellent context for Maimonides. Thank you and to both your colleagues on the programme.

Mark on 19 February 2011

Just ordered Perplexed Vol.

Just ordered Perplexed Vol. 1. Hope to be ready when you get there!
mlc

robcorners on 4 April 2011

you sound the same.  i find

you sound the same.  i find that slightly disconcerting. imho, lord melv should have let you in a bit more, though.   

so - can you read maimonides in the original (arabic and hebrew)? and greek?  (your opportunity to show off.) 

Peter Adamson on 6 April 2011

Well, I read Greek and Arabic

Well, I read Greek and Arabic but not Hebrew, sadly. Maimonides' "Guide" and indeed most of his works were written in a dialect of Arabic but in Hebrew letters ("Judeo-Arabic").

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