Crescas
Americannoun
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Like Judah Halevi, Crescas took his inspiration from Algazali, whose point of view appealed to him more than that of Maimonides and Gersonides, who may be classed with Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroes.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
Hasdai Crescas frankly adopts the determinist position on the basis of God's knowledge, which cannot be denied, as well as of reason and experience, which recognizes the determining character of temperament and motive.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
The work of Crescas, though it had no immediate success, ended in effecting its liberation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
Sure, Crescas has the Stigma—he doesn't try to hide it.
From Modus Vivendi by Berryman, John
These splendid words of the great thinker require supplementing or modification in only one direction, and that has been afforded by the keenest critic among Jewish philosophers, Hasdai Crescas.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
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