Gersonides Quotes on God
Levi ben Gershon, known by the Latinized name Gersonides, was a fourteenth-century Jewish philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and biblical exegete who lived in Provence. This page collects quotes attributed to Gersonides on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Gersonides:
“God knows all that he can know, and what is unknowable is unknowable in itself.”
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Attributed to Gersonides:
“Reason is the path to truth, even in matters of religion.”
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Attributed to Gersonides:
“Astronomy is the study of the divine order in the heavens.”
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Attributed to Gersonides:
“Prophecy is a perfection of the human intellect that participates in the active intellect.”