Saadia Gaon (Saadya Gaon, Saadya ben Joseph, Sa'id ibn Yusuf al-Fayyumi), 882-942. Early medieval Jewish philosopher who championed the importance of reason. He wrote in Arabic and Hebrew.
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- Saadya Detailed study of this medieval thinker, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. By Sarah Pessin.
- Saadia Gaon's Kavod Nivra and Its Place in His Philosophy of Judaism A 1994 paper by Jay Michaelson, analyzing Saadia's reinterpretation of revelation.
- Jewish Virtual Library: Saadia Gaon Concise biography noting his place in Jewish history.
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Saadia Ben Joseph Detailed 1906 study of this exilarch's views, by Wilhelm Bacher.