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31Eastern Monasticism — Eastern Monasticism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Monasticism (1) Origin The first home of Christian monasticism is the Egyptian desert. Hither during persecution men fled the world and the danger of apostasy, to serve God in… …
32Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… …
33Maimonides, Moses (Rabbi Moses ben-Maimon; Rambam) — (1135–1204) Spanish rabbi, physician and philosopher. Maimonides was born in Cordoba into a scholarly family which had long been settled in the town. He was educated by his father, a rabbi, in both Hebrew and Arabic. When Cordoba was taken in… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
