Hasdai Crescas
Hasdai Crescas · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Medieval Jewish philosopher, author of 'Or Hashem'
c. 1340, Barcelona, Crown of Aragon (Spain) — 1410/1411, Zaragoza, Crown of Aragon (Spain)
Barcelona · Zaragoza · Kingdom of Aragon
Hasdai Crescas is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Medieval Jewish philosopher, author of 'Or Hashem'
Hasdai Crescas was a leading medieval Jewish philosopher, rabbi and communal leader. In his major work 'Or Hashem' ('The Light of the Lord') he mounted a sustained critique of the Aristotelian foundations of Maimonidean philosophy, questioning ideas of space, time and the infinite in ways later scholars link to early-modern thought. He was a Jew and a rabbinic authority of Aragonese Jewry.
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Medieval Jewish philosopher, author of 'Or Hashem'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
