Hasdai Crescas
E473641
Hasdai Crescas was a medieval Spanish-Jewish philosopher and rabbi known for his influential critiques of Aristotelianism and his major work "Or Hashem" ("Light of the Lord").
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasdai Crescas canonical | 6 |
| Rabbi Hasdai Crescas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hasdai Crescas Context triple: [Jewish philosophy, hasNotableFigure, Hasdai Crescas]
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A.
Simon Alfasi
Simon Alfasi is an Israeli politician who has served as the long-time mayor of the city of Yokneam Illit.
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B.
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia was a prominent 14th-century Jewish financier and royal treasurer in the court of King Peter of Castile, known for his influential role in Toledo’s Jewish community.
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C.
Isaac Alfasi
Isaac Alfasi was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal codification of the Talmud profoundly shaped later Jewish law.
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D.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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E.
Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hasdai Crescas
Target entity description: Hasdai Crescas was a medieval Spanish-Jewish philosopher and rabbi known for his influential critiques of Aristotelianism and his major work "Or Hashem" ("Light of the Lord").
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A.
Simon Alfasi
Simon Alfasi is an Israeli politician who has served as the long-time mayor of the city of Yokneam Illit.
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B.
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia was a prominent 14th-century Jewish financier and royal treasurer in the court of King Peter of Castile, known for his influential role in Toledo’s Jewish community.
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C.
Isaac Alfasi
Isaac Alfasi was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal codification of the Talmud profoundly shaped later Jewish law.
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D.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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E.
Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish philosopher
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human ⓘ medieval philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1340 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 1410 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| familyName | Crescas ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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critique of Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ philosophy of Judaism ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish legal writing
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hasdai ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first part of Or Hashem: on the existence and unity of God
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fourth part of Or Hashem: on commandments and reward and punishment ⓘ second part of Or Hashem: on divine attributes ⓘ third part of Or Hashem: on providence and free will ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baruch Spinoza
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early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Gersonides ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
critique of Aristotelianism
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| movement | medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Hasdai Crescas ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on divine love as central religious value
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limitation of human reason in knowing God ⓘ rejection of Aristotelian concept of finite universe ⓘ systematic critique of Aristotelian physics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Light of the Lord
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Or Hashem ⓘ Refutation of Christian Principles ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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rabbi ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader of Jewish community in Aragon
ⓘ
rabbi of Saragossa ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Barcelona
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Crown of Aragon ⓘ Saragossa ⓘ
linked to:
Zaragoza
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hasdai Crescas
Description of subject: Hasdai Crescas was a medieval Spanish-Jewish philosopher and rabbi known for his influential critiques of Aristotelianism and his major work "Or Hashem" ("Light of the Lord").
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hasdai Crescas