Gersonides
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Gersonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer known for his rationalist biblical commentaries and major philosophical work "The Wars of the Lord."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gersonides canonical | 7 |
| Levi ben Gershon | 4 |
| Rabbi Levi ben Gershon | 2 |
| Levi ben Gershon of Bagnols | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T650878 — 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.
Target entity: Gersonides Context triple: [Guide for the Perplexed, influenceOn, Gersonides]
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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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Maimonides
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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Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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Moses de León
Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gersonides Target entity description: Gersonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer known for his rationalist biblical commentaries and major philosophical work "The Wars of the Lord."
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A.
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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B.
Maimonides
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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C.
Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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D.
Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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E.
Moses de León
Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aristotelian philosopher
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Jewish theologian ⓘ Talmudist ⓘ astronomer ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ medieval commentator on Maimonides ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Occitanie
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surface form:
Languedoc
Provence ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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Kingdom of France ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Languedoc
|
| birthYear | 1288 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Majorca
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Perpignan ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ
surface form:
Roussillon
|
| deathYear | 1344 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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Talmudic studies ⓘ astrology ⓘ astronomy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasName |
Levi ben Gershom
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Gersonides self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Levi ben Gershon
Gersonides self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Levi ben Gershon of Bagnols
Levi ben Gershom ⓘ
surface form:
Levi ben Gerson
Ralbag ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle |
Milhamot Hashem
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surface form:
Milhamot Ha-Shem
Milhamot Hashem ⓘ
surface form:
Milḥamot Adonai
|
| influenced |
early modern Jewish thinkers
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later Jewish rationalist philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander of Aphrodisias
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Aristotle ⓘ Averroes ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Wars of the Lord
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commentary on Job ⓘ commentary on Proverbs ⓘ commentary on the Former Prophets ⓘ commentary on the Later Prophets ⓘ commentary on the Torah ⓘ rationalist biblical commentaries ⓘ work on astronomy and trigonometry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainWork | The Wars of the Lord ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
doctrine of the acquired intellect
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limited divine foreknowledge of future contingents ⓘ naturalistic explanation of miracles ⓘ reconciliation of reason and revelation ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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medieval rationalism ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| viewOnAstrology | accepted a qualified form of astrology ⓘ |
| viewOnCreation | affirmed creation ex nihilo with philosophical interpretation ⓘ |
| viewOnImmortality | taught immortality of the acquired intellect ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | sought natural explanations for biblical miracles ⓘ |
| viewOnProvidence | linked divine providence to intellectual perfection ⓘ |
| wroteCommentaryOn |
Book of Job
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Book of Proverbs ⓘ Book of Ecclesiastes ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiastes
Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Former Prophets
Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Later Prophets
Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ
surface form:
Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed
Song of Songs ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
| wroteOn |
astronomical instruments
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spherical astronomy ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Gersonides Description of subject: Gersonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer known for his rationalist biblical commentaries and major philosophical work "The Wars of the Lord."
Referenced by (14)
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