# Eight Chapters · שמונה פרקים

Maimonides’ 12th-century philosophical introduction to Pirkei Avot, analyzing the soul, human purpose, and free will.

Structure: Chapter > Paragraph — Chapter 1–8 (8 sections, 67 segments).

Get a section (Chapter): [https://torahlm.org/Eight%20Chapters/r/1](https://torahlm.org/Eight%20Chapters/r/1)

Get a single segment (Paragraph): `https://torahlm.org/Eight%20Chapters/r/1:1`

## Contents

- **[Introduction](https://torahlm.org/Eight%20Chapters/s/Introduction)** (1 segments)

Version (He): Wikisource (License: Public Domain)

Version (En): merged

Hebrew: 9,748 words; English: 26,692 words.