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The philosophers likewise assume that in Nature there is nothing in vain, so that everything that is not the product of human industry serves a certain purpose, which may be known or unknown to us.
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Maimonides
Age: 66 †
Born: 1138
Born: March 30
Died: 1204
Died: December 13
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Mosheh ben Maimon
Moses Maimonides
Mūsā ibn Maymūn
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Rabbeinu Mosheh Ben Maimon
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