The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam
Among the wide-spectrum contribution of the Rambam – the Maimonides – in philosophy to the word and to Judaism are his ideas on the body and on the soul and on the relations between them. His major approaches in these subjects are the following: 1) The body is the home of the soul, and the soul guid...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Rambam Health Care Campus
2011-04-01
|
| Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://rmmj.org.il/(S(lo0bm1r4bqscjrdvr4jicmjg))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=82 |
| _version_ | 1818287384465244160 |
|---|---|
| author | Avshalom Mizrahi |
| author_facet | Avshalom Mizrahi |
| author_sort | Avshalom Mizrahi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Among the wide-spectrum contribution of the Rambam – the Maimonides – in philosophy to the word and to Judaism are his ideas on the body and on the soul and on the relations between them. His major approaches in these subjects are the following: 1) The body is the home of the soul, and the soul guides the body. That means the body and the soul are one unit. 2) The soul has five virtual parts. Each part is responsible for another activity in the human being. 3) Except for the treatment of diseases of the body and the soul with drugs, foods, physical exercise, etc., the Rambam believes that maintaining the health – of the body and of the soul – lies first of all, and probably exclusively, in observing the commandments and improving one’s ways, morals and conduct up to their highest levels, toward all of the world’s creatures. 4) The Rambam is of the opinion that one needs to persist in learning the Torah. One should worship God with awe and love and observe good values and virtues. All of these build the frameworks that maintain mental health and strengthen man’s abilities to develop skills for maintaining bodily health. This is so because body and soul are one – which is the basis of the Rambam’s philosophy of health and medicine. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-13T01:39:38Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-02dfd52b99ea45bcbb650456513cfa93 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2076-9172 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-13T01:39:38Z |
| publishDate | 2011-04-01 |
| publisher | Rambam Health Care Campus |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-02dfd52b99ea45bcbb650456513cfa932022-12-22T00:03:47ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722011-04-0122e004010.5041/RMMJ.10040The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the RambamAvshalom Mizrahi0Academic Director and Head of the Faculty of Naturopathy, Reidman International College for Complementary Medicine, Tel Aviv, IsraelAmong the wide-spectrum contribution of the Rambam – the Maimonides – in philosophy to the word and to Judaism are his ideas on the body and on the soul and on the relations between them. His major approaches in these subjects are the following: 1) The body is the home of the soul, and the soul guides the body. That means the body and the soul are one unit. 2) The soul has five virtual parts. Each part is responsible for another activity in the human being. 3) Except for the treatment of diseases of the body and the soul with drugs, foods, physical exercise, etc., the Rambam believes that maintaining the health – of the body and of the soul – lies first of all, and probably exclusively, in observing the commandments and improving one’s ways, morals and conduct up to their highest levels, toward all of the world’s creatures. 4) The Rambam is of the opinion that one needs to persist in learning the Torah. One should worship God with awe and love and observe good values and virtues. All of these build the frameworks that maintain mental health and strengthen man’s abilities to develop skills for maintaining bodily health. This is so because body and soul are one – which is the basis of the Rambam’s philosophy of health and medicine.http://rmmj.org.il/(S(lo0bm1r4bqscjrdvr4jicmjg))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=82MaimonidesRambamsoulbodysoul-body |
| spellingShingle | Avshalom Mizrahi The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Maimonides Rambam soul body soul-body |
| title | The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam |
| title_full | The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam |
| title_fullStr | The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam |
| title_short | The Soul and the Body in the Philosophy of the Rambam |
| title_sort | soul and the body in the philosophy of the rambam |
| topic | Maimonides Rambam soul body soul-body |
| url | http://rmmj.org.il/(S(lo0bm1r4bqscjrdvr4jicmjg))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=82 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT avshalommizrahi thesoulandthebodyinthephilosophyoftherambam AT avshalommizrahi soulandthebodyinthephilosophyoftherambam |