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Averroës (Abu al-Walid ibn Rushd) (1126–98) Leading Islamic philosopher in Spain. He became physician to the caliph of Marrakesh in 1182, but was banished to Spain in 1195 for advocating reason over religion. His major work,
Incoherence of the Incoherence, defends Neoplatonism and
Aristotle. He exercised a powerful influence on Christian thought that persisted into the Renaissance. See also
Aquinas;
scholasticism
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Averroes' Middle Commentaries on Aristotle's "Categories" and "De Interpretatione"
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Averroes' Middle Commentaries on Aristotle's...physician Ibin Rushd, known to the West as Averroes (1126-1198), is best known for his...of Western Europe. Almost instantly, Averroes became known as "the Commentator" on...
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Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 7/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...versions. Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes undoubtedly rank among those philosophers...the theory. Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect provides us with a learned...pp. 127-219); chapter 6 discusses Averroes' views on emanation and the Active Intellect...
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Lerner, Ralph, trans.: Averroes on Plato's Republic.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Lerner, Ralph, trans. Averroes on Plato's Republic Ithaca, NY...between ancients and moderns? Enter Averroes on Plato's Republic in the clear...this translation is that wherever Averroes parallels or echoes his great predecessor...
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Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect: Their Cosmologies, Theories of Active Intellect, and Theories of Human Intellect.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Herbert. Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect. Their Cosmologies, Theories...Scholastic philosophy. Chapter 6 shows that Averroes's early writings assimilate Alfarabi...turning their gaze to the first cause. Averroes's earliest position on the active intellect...
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Algunas observaciones sobre la educacion poetico-musical en la Exposicion de la "Republica" de Platon de Averroes.
Magazine article from: Dianoia; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...trabajo es comentar los pasajes en donde Averroes estudia el papel de la educacin potico...sus predecesores rabes le permiten a Averroes hacer algunas consideraciones sobre los...de su Repblica. Las observaciones de Averroes se apartan sutilmente de la filosofa...
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Ibn Rushd, Averroes.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 3/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...world of southern Spain in the time of Averroes to consider next the philosopher's life. It was Averroes' intention to construct a coherent system...scientific preparation, a period during which Averroes formulated his religious thought, and...
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Averroes Academy seeks new home here
Newspaper article from: Northbrook Star (IL); 4/27/2006; ; 700+ words
; Plans to move Northbrook's Averroes Academy from quarters in the Islamic...Since it opened in the late 1990s, Averroes Academy has been housed in the mosque...locate on the residential site. Averroes officials also are asking that the...
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WHAT WOULD AVERROES HAVE DONE?
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/12/2004; 307 words
; ...of Thomas Aquinas in the person of Averroes (also known as Ibn- Rushd in the Muslim world) of Cordoba. Averroes tried as best he could to bring reasoning...separate it from divine thinking. Averroes had to face a radical Islam. His books...
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Averroes on French Group-race trail.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 9/1/2009; 700 words
; Byline: Andrew King AVERROES put himself in line for a trip to France for a Group 3 contest later...who had supported her into 11-10 favouritism. Star performance Averroes looked a cut above average when easily winning Gamble landed Petomic...
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Averroes on French Group-race trail; CHEPSTOW.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 9/1/2009; 700+ words
; Byline: Andrew King AVERROES put himself in line for a trip to France for a Group 3 contest later...who had supported her into 11-10 favouritism. Star performance Averroes looked a cut above average when easily winning Gambled landed Petomic...
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Averroes (1126-1198)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Averroes (1126-1198) Name generally used for Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad...Aquinas, who obtained copies of his writings as a result of the Crusades. Averroes followed the concept of God as the source of emanation of intelligence and...
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Averroes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Averroes (Spanish Muslim theologian): see IBN RUSHD .
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Averroism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Averroism. Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126–98...Commentaries on Aristotle . According to Averroes God, the Prime Mover, is entirely...personal immortality. The theories of Averroes became known in Catholic Europe c...
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Physics
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...Spain during the twelfth century, ancient knowledge became available once again in the Latin West. Arab commentators such as Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126 – 1198) became influential interpreters of an Aristotle that was closer to the original texts...
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Crescas, Hasdai
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Aristotelian physics. Crescas ’ sources were the writings of the Jewish philosophers and the Hebrew translations of Averroes ’ (Ibn Rushd) commentaries on Aristotle. He knew Aristotle only through Averro ë s. Recently it has been...
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