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Maimonides Rambam Guide of the Perplexed Translations: Pines vs. Rabin

Hello everyone! Does anyone have guidance as to how the Chaim Rabin translation of Guide of/for the Perplexed compares to the Pines translation?

I read some samples of Pines vs. Friedlander vs. Goodman and highly preferred Pines (not even close). I’m coming from a philosophical perspective and found Pines to be much more precise and analytical. It also sounds like Pines is considered more faithful to the original Judeo-Arabic. If that is right, that is also a bid pro to me.

But I haven’t been able to find much on Pines vs. Rabin. I see that Hackett has an abridged version, which I would expect would focus on the more philosophical portions of the work, which I would probably appreciate. This is assuming that it is a good selection. Opinions on that also welcome.

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