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 Gersonides Quotes
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 A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of... 
| Name: |
Levi ben Gershon | | Birth Date: |
1288 | | Death Date: |
c. 1344 | | Place of Birth: |
Bagnols, France | | Nationality: |
French | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
scientist, philosopher |
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 Biography of Levi ben Gershon
410 words, approx. 1 pages
The medieval Jewish scientist, philosopher, and theologian Levi ben Gershon (1288-ca. 1344), also called Gersonides and Leo Hebraeus, is known for his continuation of the Jewish Aristotelian tradition in philosophy and for his advanced scientific... summary from source:
 Biography of Gersonides
2,132 words, approx. 7 pages
 Perhaps no other medieval Jewish philosopher has been so maligned over the centuries as Gersonides. Indeed, his major philosophical work, Sefer Milhamot Ha-Shem (The Wars of the Lord, 1329), was called "Wars against the Lord" by one of his opponents....
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 Gersonides Summary
1,382 words, approx. 5 pagesGERSONIDES (1288–1344), French mathematician and philosopher, known also as Levi Ben Gershom and, in rabbinic texts, by the acronym RaLBaG (Rabbi Levi ben Gershom). Born in Bagnols, Gersonides lived most of his life in Orange and Avignon. Little... summary from source:
 Gersonides (1288–1344) Summary
832 words, approx. 3 pagesGersonides(1288–1344) Gersonides, or Levi ben Gershon, also known by his acronym, "RaLBaG," was a French Jewish philosopher, biblical exegete, mathematician, and astronomer. He was born at Bagnols and died at Perpignan. He was the... summary from source:
Gersonides [addendum] Summary
636 words, approx. 2 pagesGersonides [addendum] The intensive and fruitful research conducted on Gersonides since the 1960s has increasingly led to a recognition of his exceptional stature as a philosopher-scientist. It is also appreciated now that the multifarious aspects of... summary from source:
 Levi Ben Gershom Summary
408 words, approx. 1 pages1288-1344 French-Jewish Mathematician and Astronomer One of the few Jewish scholars of any discipline who came to prominence in Christian Europe, Levi ben Gershom dealt with problems in arithmetical operations and trigonometry. As an astronomer, he... summary from source:
 Gersonides Information
1,675 words, approx. 6 pages
Levi ben Gershom (Hebrew: לוי בן גרשום), better known as Gersonides or the Ralbag[1] (1288-1344), was a famous rabbi, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc,...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Nima H. Adlerblum
21,827 words, approx. 73 pages
In the following excerpt, Adlerblum examines what little is known of Gersonides's life; explains his interest in astronomy, philosophy, and metaphysics; analyzes his writing style; summarizes the arguments of his opponents; and attempts to describe the historical setting in which his work was created.
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Critical Essay by J. David Bleich
9,898 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following excerpt, Bleich compares Gersonides's writings on providence with those of Maimonides.
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Critical Essay by Menachem Marc Kellner
9,591 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Kellner compares Gersonides's understanding of the nature of the prophecies of Moses with Maimonides's interpretation of them.
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