Maimonides on negative theology

By Edward Feser

Category: Mind & IdeasPhilosophy

Tags: Philosophy · Theory · Ethics

What did Maimonides mean by saying we can only say what God is not? I unpack his apophatic theology from the Guide of the Perplexed, showing how divine simplicity and the problem of predication make positive attributes unintelligible. A clear read for Maimonides negative theology and apophatic theology explained.

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