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This volume is a clear and sound translation of the Fons vitae of Solomon ibn Gabirol (born 1021/1022), who was the first Jewish philosopher in Spain. The Fons vitae profoundly influenced medieval Christian thinkers. While Dominicus Gundissalinus (c. 1110 - after 1190), William of Auvergne (c. 1190 - 1249), and Thomas of York (c. 1220 - 1260) embraced key elements of Gabirol's broadly Neoplatonic system, Albert the Great (c. 1200 - 1280) and Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274) sharply criticized Gabirol's thought. Because of the Fons vitae, Gabirol is today widely recognized as one of the greatest Je.