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Averroes was a strong proponent of Aristotelianism; he attempted to restore what he considered the original teachings of Aristotle and opposed the Neoplatonist tendencies of earlier Muslim thinkers, such as Al-Farabi and Avicenna. He also defended the pursuit of philosophy against criticism by Ashari theologians such as Al-Ghazali.
Jun 28, 2024 · Averroës (born 1126, Córdoba [Spain]—died 1198, Marrakech, Almohad empire [now in Morocco]) was an influential Islamic religious philosopher who integrated Islamic traditions with ancient Greek thought.
Jun 23, 2021 · Ibn Rushd [Averroes] First published Wed Jun 23, 2021. The Andalusian philosopher, physician and judge Ibn Rushd (1126–1198) is one of the great figures of philosophy within the Muslim contexts, and a foundational source for post-classical European thought.
Jun 28, 2024 · The philosopher Averroës distinguishes between degrees of happiness and assigns every believer the happiness that corresponds to his intellectual capacity. He takes Plato to task for his neglect of the third estate because Averroës believes that everyone is entitled to his share of happiness. Only the Sharīʿah of Islam cares for all believers.
May 11, 2019 · Abu’l-Walid Ibn Rushd, better known as Averroes (520/1126-595/1198), stands out as a towering figure in the history of Arab/Islamic thought, as well as that of West/European philosophy and theology.
Mar 13, 2024 · Averroes was an Andalusian polymath during the Islamic Golden Ages. He wrote countless works in philosophy, theology, law, medicine, astronomy, physics, Islamic jurisprudence, mathematics, and linguistics.
Averroes may be the most prolific philosophical and scientific author of all time. His voluminous writings include 39 commentaries on Aristotle, Porphyry and Plato, numerous legal and theological writings, a still unknown number of short treatises on various philosophical, scientific, and medical topics, and a massive, encyclopedic work on the ...
Jan 1, 2020 · Averroes (1126–1198 CE) was the most famous and prolific commentator on Aristotle in all of medieval philosophy: 38 works are extant, at all levels of instruction. This concentration on Aristotle was not happenstance, instead, it reflects Averroes’ maturing philosophical outlook.
Oct 28, 2022 · Averroes (Ibn Rushd) exerted a profound impact on Renaissance philosophy, primarily, although not exclusively, through his commentaries on Aristotle. Renaissance scholars translated and conducted significant editorial work on his writings, which were frequently printed in the sixteenth century.
Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd (1126-1198), known to the West as Averroes or as “the Commentator” for his 38 commentaries on Aristotle, was also a prominent jurist, qāḍī, theologian, and physician who lived in various cities in Andalusia (now Spain) and the Maghreb (now Morocco).
