tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post493817716373760087..comments2023-10-12T10:09:54.121-04:00Comments on Believing is Knowing: Harambam - A Collection Of Essays Edited By Professor Aviezer RavitzkyDavid Guttmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-19890776421207482562009-05-10T18:44:00.000-04:002009-05-10T18:44:00.000-04:00The idea that Rambam has esoteric positions, in ot...The idea that Rambam has esoteric positions, in other words, what he says is not always what he means is an old theory that the early medieval commentators noted. In fact Rambam himself insinuates in his Hakdamah that he will obfuscate at times. Strauss took that idea to extremes. His followers went to great lengths to try and show that he almost never meant what he said. That is what I was referring to. As far as him as a person I have no idea and it should not matter - Kabel et ha'emet mimi she'omrah. The funny part is that Strauss himself is guilty in his writings of the same thing he accuses Rambam of. He is almost impossible to understand.David Guttmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-50101788330510206532009-05-10T14:35:00.000-04:002009-05-10T14:35:00.000-04:00What is the true position of Leo Strauss? In the ...What is the true position of Leo Strauss? In the yeshiva world I have heard many negative things about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com