Crescas
Americannoun
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Accordingly Crescas goes back to the religious doctrine of reward and punishment as ordinarily understood.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
But even in his opposition Crescas leans on Maimonides's principles, which he takes up one by one and refutes.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
Having made this criticism of Maimonides's thirteen articles, Crescas proceeds to discuss every one of the eight true beliefs named at the beginning of the last paragraph.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
Crescas, as we might naturally expect, agrees with Maimonides in this matter rather than with Gersonides.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
Hasdai Crescas went still farther and entirely repudiated the authority of Aristotle, substituting will and emotion for rationalism and logical inference.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
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