Back Schem Tov ibn Falaquera German Sem Tob ibn Falaquera Spanish شم طوو بن یوسف فالاکوئرا Persian Shem Tov Falaquera French שם טוב בן יוסף אבן פלקירה HE Shem-Tov ibn Falaquera ID Shem Tov ben Yosef Falaquera Italian Sjem Tob ben Joséf Falaquera NN Шем-Тоб ибн-Фалакера Russian
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Shem-Tov ben Joseph ibn Falaquera, also spelled Palquera (Hebrew: שם טוב בן יוסף אבן פלקירה; 1225 – c. 1290) was a Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet and commentator. A vast body of work is attributed to Falaquera, including encyclopedias of Arabic and Greek philosophies, maqamas, some 20,000 poetic verses, and commentaries on Maimonides’ Guide to the Perplexed.[1] The common theme in Falaquera’s writing was to encourage observant Jews to study philosophy and to appreciate the harmony that existed between Torah and rational truth learned in philosophy.[1] While Falaquera did not advocate teaching the secrets of science and divine sciences to every man,[2] he did advocate the teaching of these truths to a broader range of educated Jewish males than previous proponents of rationalist thinking.
- ^ a b Jospe, Raphael (2007). "Falaquera, Shem Tov ben Joseph ibn". Encyclopaedia Judaica. 6: 679–683. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Harvey, Steven (1987). Falaquera's Epistle of the Debate: An Introduction to Jewish Philosophy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-674-29173-7.
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