Philosopher who lost his only son in the 1391 riots and spent his last decades rebuilding Aragonese Jewry. His Or HaShem challenged Aristotle's physics, a critique later admired by Spinoza and by historians of science.
ר' חסדאי קרשקש
Philosopher and communal leader · c. 1340–1410 or 1411
Philosopher who lost his only son in the 1391 riots and spent his last decades rebuilding Aragonese Jewry. His Or HaShem challenged Aristotle's physics, a critique later admired by Spinoza and by historians of science.
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