Research topic: Gersonides

Gersonides or Levi ben Gershon , 1288-1344, Jewish philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, called also Ralbag, from the initials of his Hebrew name, b. Languedoc. He wrote scientific works and commentaries on Averroës and the Torah. His Milchamoth Adonai [the wars of the Lord] is an elaborate treatise modeled after the Moreh Nevukhim of Maimonides. It is mainly a systematic criticism of the syncretism of Maimonides. His scientific views remained influential into the 19th cent. Author not available, GERSONIDES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007... Read more