Crescas
Americannoun
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Keys Crescas is the kind of odd-ball you can't find till after dark.
From Modus Vivendi by John Berryman
Later, however, he maintains that God's omniscience and man's freedom are absolutely incompatible, and solves the difficulty in a manner similar to that of Crescas by curtailing freedom as formerly understood.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
"So I'm not from the Grievance Committee, and I'm not all hot that Maragon defended Keys Crescas."
From Modus Vivendi by John Berryman
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 Isaac Husik
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
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