International Legal Studies
Jewish Law: The Legal Thought of MaimonidesTh,F 10:30-11:30 Block D
Visiting Professor Hani Ben-Menahem
2 classroom credits 40320-31 Spring
This class will examine Maimonides' legal corpus--including his explicitly legal works, the Code and the responsa; the philosophical Guide for the Perplexed; and the interpretative Commentary on the Mishnah--and the jurisprudential assumptions on which it rests. Though we will be focusing on the legal thought and jurisprudential strategies of one individual, so central is Maimonides in the development of Jewish law that in studying his approach, a wide range of topics pertaining to Jewish law in general, many not related exclusively to Maimonides, will of necessity be touched upon. Students will thus acquire a broad understanding of various theoretical and socio-pragmatic aspects of Jewish law. A reader with all the material in English translation will be provided.
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