Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon)

Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, was a medieval Jewish philosopher and scholar who sought to reconcile Jewish theology with Aristotelian philosophy. In his works, particularly the "Guide for the Perplexed," he emphasized that God is fundamentally unknowable and transcendent, leading to cautious interpretations of divine attributes. He argued that while we can talk about God using human terms, these attributes should not be taken literally; they describe God’s actions, not His essence. Maimonides championed rational thought in understanding faith, encouraging a deep exploration of the relationship between reason and divine belief.