lire le livre La Guérizon par l'esprit, précédé par "Lettres de Fostat"

C'est en Egypte, depuis la " vieille ville " du Caireque Maïmonide a rédigé les épîtres traduites dance volume. Le grand philosophe, chose rare, y évoque son quotidien : médecin à la cour de Saladin, il côtoie la classe dirigeante mais son cabinet est ouvert à tous, juifs, musulmans, chrétiens, démunis... En même temps, il y dispense des leçons de philosophie magistrales, évoquant sa passion pour Aristote et les grands penseurs musulmans, tels Averroès et Alfârabî. Tous les lecteurs trouveront ici des analyses précieuses à une meilleure intelligence de l'histoire des idéeen Occident. Dans La guérison par l'esprit - épître adressée au sultan AI-Afdal - Maïmonide mêle intimement psychologie et morale, expliquant que le malheur de l'homme provient de son incapacité à s'affranchir des " biens fictifs ", des " maux imaginaires " et de tout ce qui s'oppose à son mieux-être. Ces épîtres révéleront au lecteur des facettes inconnues d'une œuvre qui n'a pas fini de susciter débats et commentaires. 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