Elijah Delmedigo
Elijah Delmedigo · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Averroist philosopher who taught in Renaissance Padua; author of 'Behinat ha-Dat' on the relation of philosophy and religion
c. 1458, Candia (Heraklion), Crete — 1493, Candia (Heraklion), Crete
Crete · Italy (Padua · Venice · Florence)
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Elijah Delmedigo was a Cretan-Jewish Averroist philosopher who taught at the University of Padua and served the Renaissance humanist circle of Pico della Mirandola in Florence. His treatise 'Behinat ha-Dat' (Examination of Religion) analysed the relationship between philosophy and revealed religion. He was an observant Jew who wrote in Hebrew and Latin and remained within the Jewish community throughout his career.
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Averroist philosopher who taught in Renaissance Padua; author of 'Behinat ha-Dat' on the relation of philosophy and religion
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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