Hasdai Crescas

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scholars
gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Spanish_Jewry
gptkb:Jewish_community
Renaissance thought
14th-century philosophers
gptkbp:birth_year c. 1340
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Aragon
gptkbp:contribution Exploration of the relationship between faith and reason
Defense of free will
Advocacy for the study of philosophy in Judaism
Critique of the nature of God
Discussion of the problem of evil
Philosophical arguments against determinism
gptkbp:death_year c. 1410
gptkbp:field gptkb:Christian_theology
ethics
metaphysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hasdai Crescas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Judaism
Christian philosophy
Philosophers of the Renaissance
Modern Jewish philosophy
Later Jewish thinkers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Maimonides
gptkbp:known_for Critique of Aristotelian philosophy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notable_feature Unity of God
Existence of God
Philosophical theology
Critique of materialism
Ethical monotheism
Nature of the soul
Role of prophecy
Concept of divine providence
Critique of anthropomorphism in theology
Discussion of the afterlife
Importance of moral action
Philosophical implications of sin.
Philosophical implications of the Torah
Philosophical inquiry into happiness
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Or_Adonai
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Barcelona
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moses_Maimonides
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5