Maimonides on Kingship: The Ethics of Imperial Humility

In his adoption of the Maimonidean guidelines for extreme humility, the king acts as the supreme existential model for imitatio dei. Imperial governance, when filtered through the prism of Maimonidean humility, results in a regime that most closely resembles a divine one. Using those who occupy the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Religious Ethics. - Wiley Subscription Services, 1973. - 34(2006), 1, Seite 89-114
1. Verfasser: Diamond, James A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Journal of Religious Ethics
Schlagworte:Maimonides king humility halakha ethics Moses Mishneh Torah Political science Biological sciences Arts mehr... Religion Philosophy Behavioral sciences History