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    It is not the case that Maimonides holds that the intellect's perfection is achieved through negation of material attributes, making physical engagement an obstacle rather than a prerequisite.

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    • 1.Maimonides emphasizes commandments requiring physical action (charity, ritual); these material engagements are themselves paths to intellectual perfection.
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    • 2.Maimonides affirms bodily health and proper nutrition as prerequisites for intellectual development; physical engagement isn't merely obstacle but foundation.
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    • 3.His actual position denies strict dualism—the intellect actualizes through both contemplation and proper embodied life, not negation of the physical realm.
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    • 1.Maimonides' God is incorporeal and infinite; understanding God requires abstracting from physical limitations that constrain human cognition.
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    • 2.In Maimonides' epistemology, the intellect achieves its highest actualization through contemplation of abstract truths, not sensory experience.
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    • 3.Material concerns distract from intellectual perfection; ascetic practices align the mind with divine immateriality in his metaphysical framework.
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