Maimonides
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Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maimonides canonical | 80 |
| Moses Maimonides | 23 |
| Moses ben Maimon | 10 |
| Rambam | 5 |
| Rabbi Moses ben Maimon | 2 |
| Moshe ben Maimon | 1 |
| Rabbi Moses Maimonides | 1 |
| Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon | 1 |
| Rambam (Maimonides) | 1 |
| Rambam (Maimonides) in Mishneh Torah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Maimonides Context triple: [Baruch Spinoza, influencedBy, Maimonides]
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Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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Abraham
Abraham is a foundational patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, revered as the ancestor of the Israelites and a central figure in Jewish religious tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maimonides Target entity description: Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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A.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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B.
Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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C.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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D.
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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E.
Abraham
Abraham is a foundational patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, revered as the ancestor of the Israelites and a central figure in Jewish religious tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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Talmudist ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Maimonides
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surface form:
Moshe ben Maimon
Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon
Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Rambam
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| birthDate | 1138 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Maimonides
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Moses ben Maimon
|
| birthPlace |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Córdoba
Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| burialPlace | Tiberias ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid Sultanate
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| deathDate | 1204 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ayyubid dynasty
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surface form:
Ayyubid Egypt
Cairo ⓘ Fustat ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
|
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Jewish law ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baruch Spinoza
ⓘ
Gersonides ⓘ Joseph Albo ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
modern Jewish thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Al-Farabi
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Aristotle ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Hebrew
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Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Commentary on the Mishnah
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Mishneh Torah ⓘ Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ
surface form:
The Guide for the Perplexed
Thirteen Principles of Faith ⓘ |
| movement | medieval Jewish rationalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
codification of halakha
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negative theology ⓘ rationalist interpretation of Judaism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOn |
Jewish law codification
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medical treatises ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nagid of the Jewish community in Egypt
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court physician to the Ayyubid rulers ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Maimonides Description of subject: Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
Referenced by (125)
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