  An additional stylistic aspect of Sefer ha-‘Ikkarim touches directly on the body of his theory. The book includes a number of internal contradictions on a wide variety of philosophical issues. This fact has led most scholars to the conclusion that this is an eclectic work, lacking originality and vision, at a low philosophical level (Guttmann 1955; Guttmann 1964, 247–251; Ravitzky 1988, 104–105). Yet recent scholars have proposed a new angle of perception on the significance of these internal contradictions, identifying in Sefer ha-‘Ikkarim an esoteric writing style similar to that of Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed. According to this viewpoint, the internal contradictions are not the result of lack of attention on the part of an eclectic and average philosopher who combined various sources without regard to the differences between them. On the contrary, they believe these contradictions demonstrate meticulous attention on the part of the philosopher. The maverick position claims that Albo intentionally embedded in his book conflicting opinions in order to hide his true viewpoint on various theological issues from certain groups of readers. Among other evidence, this research position relies on Albo’s explicit statement in the introductory comment to the second treatise (Schwartz 2002, 183–196; Ehrlich 2009a).