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Work #367 · Early-mid

Commentary on the Mishnah

Moses Maimonides (Rambam)
c. 1158-68 · Judeo-Arabic
Systematic commentary · Medieval Jewish theology and law

Maimonides's major early systematic commentary on the Mishnah

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Commentary on the Mishnah (Early-mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Finite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Scripture
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Commentary on the Mishnah

Halakhic time of Jewish community.

Space

Commentary on the Mishnah

Jewish community as halakhic space.

Matter

Commentary on the Mishnah

Embodied halakhic practice.

Observer

Commentary on the Mishnah

The observant Jew.

Energy

Commentary on the Mishnah

Energies of halakhic-philosophical analysis.

Information

Commentary on the Mishnah

Halakhic-philosophical tradition.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Commentary on the Mishnah

Subsequent Maimonidean controversies focused on philosophical-theological integration.