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Maimonides
In Nothing: A Philosophical History. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. pp. 190-204 (2021)
Abstract
Theists, under the influence of Plato’s Myth of the Sun, regarded God as most knowable. The Jewish philosopher Maimonides turns this theology upside down. God is the least knowable. The only truths about God are negative. The most appropriate response is learned silence.Author's Profile
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