Maimonides and His Philosophy’s Comprehending
The parts from the lecturer on the Guide for the perplexed form are an extremely bad letter of recommendation beginning from an outstanding name in Metaphysics to an ordinary Metaphysics aspirant. This is proved by the fact that Maimonides does not inevitably say that metaphysical truths are completely incognizable or even dangerous, but only that it is really dangerous to start with this particular philosophy branch when the aspirant is not yet prepared enough for dealing with it.
A mention has been made to a try to understand similes and prophecies. Although the latter is associated somehow with some Jewish customs, the former can be referred to Plato’s fable of the cave itself, which was actually a demonstration of the philosopher regent, who after getting some metaphysical wisdom comes into the cave where due to wrong opinions, the occupiers are oblivious to the absolute truth. The Plato’s philosopher regent comes back to the cave just because that people may need some assistance but they will just attack you if you try to provide it to them. Maimonidies does not inevitably deny that the younger and the less experienced and smart need to be encouraged to strive for perfection bit by bit and in the end in light of logical argumentation. But he, who decided to start with Metaphysics, will not only become lost in matters of religion, but will fall into ultimate infidelity for the same. He is like a little child who cannot yet digest the food no matter how beneficial it can be. The fact that Maimonides enunciates Plato’s the reason for the scheme of education of a philosopher regent where assortment and curriculum presents the need to study mathematics, sciences and dialectics followed by fifteen years practical experience course leading to getting the title of a Philosopher Regent after passing the above named tests at the age of 40-45, makes him a neo Platonist. There is nothing bad or illegal about such study, the inability of realizing this knowledge of a young and unprepared mind can be really dangerous. Therefore, only an implication of reference to such deep studies such as the title of some particular chapter, and no way the content that reveal those who are able to understanding them. These sciences were named Mysteries, or sodoth and Secrets of the Law , or sitre torah.
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