Ch.13
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
— Maimonides
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought." in the context of "Ch.13" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Maimonides" (Quotes, Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190): Hebrew:ืืืจื ื ืืืืื, translit. Moreh Nevuchim, The Guide for the Perplexed (1904) at Wikisource, as translated by Michael Friedlander., Part III: Note: the following quotes are taken from The Guide of the Perplexed of Maimonides, Volume 3, 1885 translation by Michael Friedlรคnder)
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About Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: ืจืื ืืฉื ืื ืืืืืื; Arabic: ู
ูุณู ุจู ู
ูู
ูู ุจู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุงููุฑุทุจู ุงูุฅุณุฑุงุฆููู / Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; 1135 or 1138 โ 12 December 1204), commonly known as Moses Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. He was born in Spain, but spent most of his life in Egypt. His works ranged from a commentary on the Mishnah to his Code of Law (summarising the whole of Jewish law) and the philosophical work, the Guide for the Perplexed.
About Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: ืจืื ืืฉื ืื ืืืืืื; Arabic: ู
ูุณู ุจู ู
ูู
ูู ุจู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุงููุฑุทุจู ุงูุฅุณุฑุงุฆููู / Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; 1135 or 1138 โ 12 December 1204), commonly known as Moses Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. He was born in Spain, but spent most of his life in Egypt. His works ranged from a commentary on the Mishnah to his Code of Law (summarising the whole of Jewish law) and the philosophical work, the Guide for the Perplexed.
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