Crescas
Americannoun
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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
Having thus defined his attitude and purpose, Albo proceeds to criticize the list of dogmas laid down by Maimonides and modified by Crescas, and then defends his own view.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
David Neumark, "Crescas and Spinoza," in Commemoration of the Fifth Centenary of the Publication of the "Or Adonai"; in Year Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, XVIII, 1908, pp. 277-318.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
Keys Crescas is the kind of odd-ball you can't find till after dark.
From Modus Vivendi by Berryman, John
"That 'Not Guilty' verdict doesn't mean a thing, Crescas," I told him.
From Modus Vivendi by Berryman, John
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