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Contradiction in Rambam

שו”תCategory: philosophyContradiction in Rambam
asked 6 years ago

What is the explanation in the Rambam that in the Teacher of the Confused writes that the purpose of the world (animals, stars, plants, etc.) is not for human use, but rather they serve an independent function, while in the introduction to the commentary on the Mishnayot, the Rambam writes the complete opposite, that the entire purpose of the world, including humanity, is for the wise perfect man, but most humans were created to sustain the world and to be a company for those perfect people?

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מיכי Staff answered 6 years ago

I don’t know.

בועז replied 6 years ago

Ostensibly, the Mora Nevuchim is talking about the wheels and the angels, and in the Mishnah's commentary, it is talking about plants and animals that actually serve man, etc.

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