  It is noteworthy that Falaquera speaks explicitly in his own name in the commentary, but rarely in most of his other works. Shiffman characterizes Falaquera in the commentary as a “critical thinker who does not hesitate to disagree with those he cites, accepting only those opinions which he considers philosophically sound” (“Falqerah As Interpreter,” 7 [219]). On occasion Falaquera disagrees with and even criticizes Maimonides. At times the sources cited by Falaquera strengthen Maimonides’ views and at times they part from them. In one instance, in his commentary on Guide I, 68, Falaquera uncharacteristically adds a word (ha-maskil, the intellecting Subject) in his citation of the Arabic translation of Metaphysics Λ, perhaps in order for it to agree exactly with Maimonides’ statement with reference to God that He is Intellect, intellecting Subject, and Object of intellection [Harvey, “Notes on Maimonides’ Formulations”]. The idea to explain the Guide and its teachings through citations of Maimonides’ possible sources is the great innovation of the commentary. Usually these passages speak for themselves with only short comments added by Falaquera. Occasionally he is more verbose, but even when not, there is a sense that he is considering the passage at hand carefully to determine to what extent Maimonides followed its teachings and to what extent he himself should. This is one of Falaquera’s last writings and likely the most useful of his books for discerning his own views on theological-philosophical matters, such as creation from eternal matter; God’s will; the negation of corporeality, privation, and potentiality with regard to God; the nature of prophecy; the possibility of conjunction with the Active Intellect; and the ultimate and intermediate causes in nature, will, and chance.