S6, E5 Shemona Perakim; Scientific Knowledge and its Basis in the Eternity of the Universe

Highlights: Maimonides' definition of scientific knowledge Science and permanent, unchanging rules Science, reason and the eternity of the universe The definition of scientific knowledge according to Aristotle, and the eternity of the universe a parte ante and a parte post Maimonides believes that the universe will always exist in the future The duality of God's wisdom and His will; how creation is His will that there be wisdom The world, created ex nihilo, was created as something that must have existed eternally The age of the universe The proof to the existence of the deity and the eternity of the universe R' Y. Emden's criticism of the 1st chapter of Mishneh Torah and its reference to the eternity of the universe a parte ante This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation. To sponsor this lecture or other projects, contact us at [email protected].