  The second half of the fourth treatise of Sefer ha-‘Ikkarim presents Albo’s theory of recompense. The main issue Albo raises here is the character of the reward and punishment destined for a person in the world to come. Throughout his wide-ranging discussion on the question of recompense in the next world, Albo confronts two conflicting points of view. Maimonides views recompense as applying to the soul alone, while Nahmanides opines that it affects the body as well (treatise 4, chapters 29–41). Albo’s own opinion on this subject is unclear. At the beginning of the discussion, he seems to support Maimonides’ viewpoint, but he continues the discussion with the assumption that he cannot definitely rule out Nahmanides’ approach, which is supported by sources from kabbalistic literature. Scholars who have discerned the unique character of this section have described Albo’s position in almost every possible way. Some say he avoids commitment (Sarachek 1932, 224), while others think he adopts a synthetic middle position (Schwartz 1997, 202–208); still others believe he accepts Maimonides’ approach (Husik 1966, 426), and their opponents argue that he accepts Nahmanides’ view (Agus 1959, 238–239). Apparently, therefore, this issue in Albo’s philosophical-religious theory is especially obscure (Ehrlich 2009b).