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Ibn Rushd was a 12th-century Andalusian philosopher and jurist whose Aristotle commentaries influenced medieval Islamic, Jewish, and Latin thought.
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Why is Ibn Rushd called Averroes in European sources?
Averroes is the Latinized name for Ibn Rushd, the 12th-century Andalusian philosopher, jurist, and physician. Medieval Latin readers often knew him through translations of his commentaries on Aristotle.
What did Ibn Rushd write about Aristotle?
Ibn Rushd wrote extensive commentaries on Aristotle, including short, middle, and long forms for different works. These commentaries became influential in medieval Islamic, Jewish, and Latin Christian philosophy.
What is The Incoherence of the Incoherence?
The Incoherence of the Incoherence is Ibn Rushd's response to al-Ghazali's critique of philosophers. In it, he defends philosophical reasoning on topics such as causality, theology, and the interpretation of scripture.
Where was Ibn Rushd from?
Ibn Rushd was from Cordoba in al-Andalus, in present-day Spain. He lived in the 12th century and also served as a judge and legal scholar in addition to writing philosophy.
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