 In addition to Averroes and Aristotle, Gersonides was influenced by Moses Maimonides, his greatest Jewish philosophical predecessor. Gersonides’ works can be seen as an attempt to integrate the teachings of Aristotle, as mediated through Averroes and Maimonides, with those of Judaism. In Milhamot Ha-Shem he laid down the general rule that “the Law cannot prevent us from considering to be true that which our reason urges us to believe.” His adherence to this principle is reflected throughout his work.