“Mançanas de oro en rredes de plata”. Notes on Secrecy and Exegesis in the 'Guide of the Perplexed'
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A unique and specific passage from Maimonides’ general introduction to the Guide of the Perplexed, in the 15th-century version of Pedro de Toledo, serves as the starting point in this paper for the inquiry into an essential problem linked to the Moreh nebukim from its origins: the esoteric/exoteric duality as the primordial and distinctive root of the teachings that it contains. Exploring the limits and content of this distinction in Maimonidean thought confronts us with a fascinating beam of problems of enormous philosophical importance, of gnoseological, theological-political and moral nature. We will approach them critically, trying to elucidate the meaning that secrecy and concealment have for Maimonides, as well as for the scholars who studied his work.
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