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Joseph Albo
Joseph Albo

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[Revised entry by Dror Ehrlich and Shira Weiss on April 14, 2024.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Joseph Albo (c. 1380 – 1444) was a Jewish philosopher active in Christian Spain in the first half of the fifteenth century. His main philosophical work is Sefer ha-‘Ikkarim [Book of Principles], completed in 1425 in the town of Soria in the crown of Castile. In this work, Albo addresses a wide variety of interpretive, theological and philosophical issues, in a style integrating logical, methodical analyses with exegetical discussions. Albo’s composition reveals his exposure to the works of many…

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