Joseph Albo
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Joseph Albo was a 15th-century Spanish Jewish philosopher and rabbi best known for his work "Sefer ha-Ikkarim" ("Book of Principles"), in which he systematically outlined and analyzed the fundamental principles of Jewish faith.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joseph Albo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1113043 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Albo Context triple: [Maimonides, influenced, Joseph Albo]
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Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
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Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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D.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
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Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Albo
Target entity description: Joseph Albo was a 15th-century Spanish Jewish philosopher and rabbi best known for his work "Sefer ha-Ikkarim" ("Book of Principles"), in which he systematically outlined and analyzed the fundamental principles of Jewish faith.
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A.
Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
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B.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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C.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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D.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish philosopher
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Jewish philosophical work ⓘ Spanish Jew ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith | disputations between Jews and Christians in Spain ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Albo self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish law
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Jewish theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish philosophical literature
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Jewish theological treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
discussions of Jewish dogma
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later Jewish theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hasdai Crescas
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Maimonides ⓘ Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classification of essential and non-essential beliefs in Judaism
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critique and modification of Maimonides’ principles of faith ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainWorkSubject |
dogmas of Jewish faith
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principles of belief ⓘ |
| movement | medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| name |
Joseph Albo
self-link
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Yosef Albo ⓘ |
| notability | systematic analysis of principles of Jewish faith ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of Principles
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Sefer ha-Ikkarim ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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rabbi ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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surface form:
Aristotelianism (Jewish reception)
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| placeOfActivity | Spain ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject | principles of Jewish faith ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies in Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | emphasis on core principles over detailed dogmas ⓘ |
| workFocus | fundamental principles of Judaism ⓘ |
| workTitle | Sefer ha-Ikkarim ⓘ |
| wroteIn | Hebrew ⓘ |
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Subject: Joseph Albo
Description of subject: Joseph Albo was a 15th-century Spanish Jewish philosopher and rabbi best known for his work "Sefer ha-Ikkarim" ("Book of Principles"), in which he systematically outlined and analyzed the fundamental principles of Jewish faith.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Sefer ha-Ikkarim