Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov

Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov^[1] (c. 1390 – c. 1440) (Hebrew: שם טוב אבן שם טוב) was a Spanish kabbalist and fierce opponent of rationalistic philosophy.

Tov was president of a yeshivah in Spain. He lived about 1390-1440 (Gedaliah ibn Yaḥya, Shalshelet ha-Ḳabbalah, ed. Venice, p. 62b). He was the father of Joseph ibn Shem-Tov and Isaac ibn Shem-Tov.

^ Harvey, Steve (2020), Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), "Shem Tov Ibn Falaquera", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2023-09-10

[1] Harvey, Steve (2020), Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), "Shem Tov Ibn Falaquera", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2023-09-10

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