Eight Chapters
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Eight Chapters is Maimonides’ philosophical and ethical introduction to his commentary on Pirkei Avot, outlining key principles of Jewish moral psychology and character development.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eight Chapters canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish philosophical work
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ethical treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
conflict between reason and desire
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divine commandments and human nature ⓘ prophetic perfection ⓘ purpose of the mitzvot ⓘ unity of the soul ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mishnah Avot
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Pirkei Avot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
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Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
control of passions
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formation of good character traits ⓘ intellectual perfection ⓘ psychological health and virtue ⓘ relationship between body and soul ⓘ role of habits in ethics ⓘ the mean between extremes ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical introduction
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philosophical introduction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 ⓘ Chapter 3 ⓘ Chapter 4 ⓘ Chapter 5 ⓘ Chapter 6 ⓘ Chapter 7 ⓘ Chapter 8 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mussar movement
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later Jewish ethical literature ⓘ |
| language | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Shemonah Perakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maimonides’ commentary on Pirkei Avot
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Maimonides’ commentary on the Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Aristotle
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Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSource |
Hebrew Bible
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Midrash ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish ethics
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Torah ethics ⓘ character development ⓘ free will ⓘ human soul ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
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