Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs vs The guide of the perplexed of Maimonides: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy, History
Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs
When Jean-Pierre Vernant first published Myth and Thought among the Greeks in 1965, it transformed the field of ancient Greek scholarship, calling forth a new way to think about Greek myth and thought. In eighteen…
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The guide of the perplexed of Maimonides
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. Moreh Nevukhim, Arabic: dalālatul ḥā’irīn דלאל̈ה אלחאירין دلالة الحائرين) is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs has the widest readership — 6 ratings behind its score.
- Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 270 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs | The guide of the perplexed of Maimonides | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (6) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (2) |
Reception
| Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs | The guide of the perplexed of Maimonides | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 5 |
| Editions | 12 | 116 |
| Citations | 270 | 41 |
| Want to read | 10 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Pages | 428 | 419 |