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 | | Averroes advocated the principle of twofold truth, maintaining that religion has one sphere and philosophy another. | | | Indeed, Averroes openly admitted his inability to hold on philosophic grounds the doctrine of individual immortality, being content to maintain it as a religious tenet. | | | But, though the philosopher sees that what is true in theology is false in philosophy, he should not on that account condemn religious instruction, because he would thereby deprive the multitude of the only means which it has of attaining a (symbolic) knowledge of the truth. |
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http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/a/averroes.html
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| | Ibn Rushd ( Averroës ) |
| | Averroës stated explicitly and unequivocally that religion is for all three classes; that the contents of the Shari’ah are the whole and only truth for all believers; and that religion’s teachings about reward and punishment and the hereafter must be accepted in their plain meaning by the elite no less than by the masses. | | | The reason for this may well be that, as a sincere Muslim, Averroës holds that Muhammad was “the seal of the prophets” who promulgated the divinely revealed Shari’ah once and for all. | | | He wrote the Decisive Treatise on the Agreement Between Religious Law and Philosophy (Fasl), Examination of the Methods of Proof Concerning the Doctrines of Religion (Manahij), and The Incoherence of the Incoherence (Tahafut) at-Tahafut, all in defense of the philosophical study of religion against the theologians (1179-80). |
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http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ir/art/ir-eb.htm
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| | Averroës believed that metaphysical truths have two forms of appearance: Philosophy and religion, where religion is the simplified and allegorical form. | | | Averroës attitude was that religion was principally useful where it gave rules to ordinary people. | | | Moreover, Averroës believed that the human soul comes from a unified universal soul. |
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http://i-cias.com/e.o/averroes.htm
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| | Some believe that Averroes is an Aristotelian rationalist who was bent on undermining or subverting religion, albeit while upholding the harmony between religion and philosophy or faith and reason. | | | Averroes maintains that when rational beings find objects in nature possessing the definite characteristics referred to by these two arguments ‑ namely the utility and purposefulness of their parts to human purposes ‑ they infer the existence of a wise Maker or manufacturer behind them. | | | Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian thought, Averroes also held controversial views about the relationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. |
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http://www.wordtrade.com/philosophy/medieval/averroes.htm
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| | One method Averroes used to relate philosophy to the scripture was by arguing for the 'unity of truth' as represented by both philosophy and religion. | | | Not surprisingly, Averroes deduced that the philosophers were the only ones "confirmed in knowledge." Further, he accused theologians of divulging the secrets of the Koran to the masses, which was considered heresy in the Islamic faith, and this alone made them unqualified to possess true religious knowledge. | | | Selections I from "On God's Knowledge" and the "Future Life" are from Averroes' On the Harmony of Religion and Philosophy. |
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http://www.smcm.edu/Users/rlcrowley/intellect.html
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| | Averroes, the philosopher of Cordoba |
| | Averroes was bitterly attacked for his ideas and writings, which the Muslim clerics saw as a threat to their orthodox vision of the universe. | | | But Averroes was not only rejected by the Islamic fanatics. | | | According to Averroes, metaphysical truth reveals itself in two forms, philosophy which is only for the elite, and religion which is for the uneducated masses. |
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http://www.andalucia.com/history/people/averroes.htm
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| | Averroes Bio: The Online Library of Liberty |
| | In fact, Averroes believed religion to be the wellspring of all belief and essential to all classes, but he defended reason against Al Ghazali's insistence on mysticism as a legitimate undertaking of the learned. | | | This did not mean that he denied the validity of religion to the elite; he felt that their religious faith could be strengthened by their reason. | | | Often considered to be the Islamic equivalent of Spinoza, Averroes is credited with arguing that religion belongs to the masses, while philosophy is the way of the enlightened. |
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http://oll.libertyfund.org/Intros/Averroes.php
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| | In the Court of the Crimson King ~ Averroes |
| | "Averroes was a rationalist who scoffed at all religions indiscriminately in that spirit of irreverence which Abelard too had shown, and which had caused apprehension as to the dangerous influence of even the logic and metaphysics of Aristotle. | | | Thanks to the influence of Averroes, Frederick II and St. Thomas Aquinas, the Medieval Catholic Church was forced to liberalize, an occurence that may have saved the Church and profoundly altered the course of European history. | | | Averroes' contribution to Western civilization was acknowledged by Raphael in The School of Athens |
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http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/CourtB1.html
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| | Al-Ahram Weekly The contemporaneity of Averroes |
| | What is most worthy of admiration, one wonders -- the modernity of the questions formulated by Averroes over 800 years ago, or the courage that was necessary for him to tackle them during his epoch. | | | It was by granting the space to research, to express a diversity of opinion, that the Islamic world managed to produce that new knowledge which, in its turn, was to enlighten other civilisations, and especially that of a medieval Europe in search of its own renaissance. | | | And today, he would have to begin by transgressing the power of those religious institutions which posit themselves as the arbiters of doctrinal issues at the heart of the community. |
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http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/382/cu2.htm
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| | AL GHAZALI AND AVERROES |
| | The argument on the left is valid, and according to Averroes it is the argument of the philosophers. | | | This passage states the religious beliefs of muslims, not the theories of the philosophers. | | | Remember the point from the second tape, that according to Aristotle a term may be used univocally, equivocally, or analogically: Averroes is saying that when a term like knowledge is applied to both eternal and temporal things it is used equivocally. |
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http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/x52t07.html
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| | Eid: On Chahine |
| | The final victory of Averroes, despite the fire burning his books behind him and despite the assassination of the singer/poet, is a victory of life, Reason and rationality over backwardness, authoritarianism and the manipulation of religions. | | | The complexities of the intellectual debate between Averroes and the fundamentalists about religion, the Koran, and the "right" interpretation of the words of God and his prophet, amazingly, shadow the contemporary debate taking place in the Islamic world, especially in Egypt. | | | That is to say, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its claim to being the only correct source of the interpretation of the Word Of God are ideologically related to the demise of progressive politics of the 1950s and 1960s, and to foreign interference. |
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http://eserver.org/clogic/2-1/eid.html
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| | Islamic political philosophy: Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes |
| | The extracts from Averroes in the Readings are from The Decisive Treatise Determining the Nature of the Connection between Religion and Philosophy, in which Averroes tries to show (with a readership of lawyers primarily in mind) that philosophy is a legitmate study for Muslims - indeed, that it is the highest form of religion. | | | Averroes, 1126-1198 A.D. Al-Farabi and Avicenna lived in the eastern part of the Islamic world; Averroes lived in Spain, at that time partly under Muslim control. | | | Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, Abu 'Ali al-Husayn Ibn Sina and Abu al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd were well known in the universities of medieval Europe under the Latinised forms of their names, Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroes. |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/arab-y67s11.html
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| | Averroes(Ibn Rushd): The Great Muslim Philosopher |
| | Also, a number of European scholars misunderstood some of his teachings and this led to a line of thought called 'Averroism’ which was once thought to mean that philosophy was true and revealed religion false. | | | Abû al-Walîd Muhammad Ibn Rushd, better known in the West as Averroës, but also in medieval times as Avén Ruiz and Averrhoes, was born in 1126 A.D. in Cordova, once the illustrious capital of Moorish Spain. | | | At about the same time, a group of scholars, in the 13th century, known as Averroists, whose principal exponent was Siger of Brabant, openly declared themselves as adherents of Averroës, incurring the fury of the Church leaders. |
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http://www.alhewar.com/habib_saloum_averroes.htm
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| | Averroes Foundation - Our Mission |
| | We do not understand ourselves as part or successors of the movement known as Averroeism, but to us Averroes in the first place stands for an approach based on the harmony of revelation and reason. | | | We have chosen to be named after the great Muslim scholar Abul-Walid Ibn Rushd, known to the West as Averroes, because he inspires with the way he naturally combines revelation and reason for the best understanding of existential questions. | | | We will establish a network of scholars who believe in the goal of reconciling faith and reason, and a community of people willing to learn how this can be done. |
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http://www.averroes-foundation.org/mission.html
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| | Meme Pools, World 3 and Averroes’ Vision of Immortality |
| | Like Averroes, he had to tread carefully for fear of censorship by religious authorities, and occasionally modifies his theories according to whether he is addressing a philosophical or religious audience. | | | Averroes’ novel contribution is to see the passive intellect as a unified entity as much as the active. | | | The University of Padua had freedom of teaching guaranteed by Venice after 1405, but by this time Averroism was gradually accommodating itself to the growing demands for orthodoxy in the Church (Cassirer et al. |
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| | Lessons From Three Wise Men: Averroes, Maimonides, Aquinas |
| | Ab al-Wal”d Muhammad Ibn Rushd, known in the West by as Averro‘s, was born in Cordoba in southern Spain in the year 1126 and died in 1198. | | | In the case of Averroes and Maimonides, that world was Al-Andalus, the splendor of Spain, the centuries of Islam in Iberia. | | | And third, the culture of Al-Andalus is now justly celebrated for the extent that religious pluralism and tolerance were hallmarks of this most glorious age, as manifested in Islam's respect for ahl al-kit_b, the "People of the Book." |
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| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2005.10.30 |
| | Averroes' Epitome, apart from its philosophical worth is, without a doubt, essential evidence for tracing the transmission of Platonism in the Arabic world | | | ), Averroes could have been disturbed by some of the teachings of the Republic -- as is well known, Aristotle disagreed with Plato, for example concerning communism and the community of women among the guardians. | | | Some of Averroes' reactions are striking: to get back to the examples cited above, he unflinchingly accepts Plato's proposals regarding communism and the community of women (pp. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2005/2005-10-30.html
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| | Research & Teaching |
| | "Society, Religion and the Shar`iah of the Philosophers in Averroes" | | | “Psychological and metaphysical principles in Averroes' mature understanding of religion and revelation,” at De usu rationis. | | | "'Truth does not contradict truth.' Averroes and the Unity of Truth," Topoi19.1 (2000) 3-16. |
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| | CUA School of Philosophy |
| | Buijs, Joseph A., & and Philosophy in Maimonides, Averroes, and | | | C., “Averroes: The Platonic Rejection of Textual Conservatism,” in | | | Abi Rached, N., “Averroès et deux romans du XXe siècle,” in |
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| | Amazon.ca: Decisive Treatise and Epistle Dedicatory: Books |
| | As he details the three fundamental methods the Law uses to aid people of varied capacities and temperaments, Averroës reveals a carefully formed and remarkably argued conception of the boundaries and uses of faith and reason. | | | The Book of the Decisive Treatise was and remains one his most important works and one of history's best defenses of the legitimate role of reason in a community of faith. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0842524797
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| | Faith and Reason in Islam - Ibrahim Najjar - 1-85168-263-5 |
| | The philosopher Averroes' insistence that religion could be reasoned about and yet remain a valid experience shocked the Islamic world to its core, leading to the burning of his books. | | | This new translation - the only such available in English - of a truly classic work reveals Averroes' key beliefs about reason and religion, in a clear and accessible manner. | | | Faith and Reason in Islam - Ibrahim Najjar - 1-85168-263-5 |
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http://www.oneworld-publications.com/books/faith-and-reason-in-islam.htm
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| | Applying Aristotle’s in re view of universals Averroes came to the view that the soul is part of the body and hence can’t survive death. | | | Averroes (1126 – 1198) Known in the Islamic world as Ibn Rushd. | | | Averroes identified the soul of a person with their form. |
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http://facweb.bcc.ctc.edu/wpayne/averroes.htm
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| | Averroes was born in Cordoba, Spain in approximately 1128 C.E. He was born into a well educated family of judges and was raised studying religious law(focused on Islamic scripture and Hadith), medicine, science, philosophy, and mathematics with men such as Abu J’afar Haroon and Ibn Baja. | | | After the death of Ibn Tufayl, that Averroes returned to Morocco and took over the position of personal physician to the caliphs, Abu Ya’qub Yusuf and his son, Abu Yusuf Ya’qub. | | | Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes in the West, was an influential Islamic philosopher who is now known to have integrated Islamic and Western thought through his knowledge and commentary on Ancient Greek philosophers. |
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http://www.smcm.edu/users/lewilliams/biography.htm
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| | He then inveighs against those who claim that the religious law (shari`ah) is incompatible with wisdom or philosophy (hikmah), demeaning thereby religion itself and ignoring God's wisdom. | | | The pivotal figure in the history of Andalusian philosophy, however, was Abu'l-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, better known in European sources as Averroes, on whom the present study centers. | | | In this treatise, Averroes explains that his aim is to discuss those juridical decisions which are the subject of consensus or dissension among scholars and to determine their bases in the explicit statement of Scripture (shar`). |
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http://www.oneworld-publications.com/books/texts/averroes-his-life-woks-and-influence-intro.htm
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| | The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today |
| | Averroes was established on March, 20, 1995, and has been focusing its activities on discussions over issues pertaining to religion, humanism and culture. | | | In 1998 and 1999, this Muslim youth group invited Catholic priest Benny Susetyo, and Catholic observer of the Centre of Strategic Indonesian Studies (CSIS) J. Kristiadi, in addition to noted young Muslim scholar Ulil Abshar Abdalla, to join forces with Averroes to become independent advisors. | | | We want to empower the people to be a more critical and thoughtful society," said Averroes director of its study center and culture development, Paring Waluyo Utomo, who is in the final year of his study at Brawijaya University. |
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030207.Q04
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| | Averroës |
| | Averroës, or in Arabic, Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd, Arabian philosopher, was born at Córdoba. | | | Averroës, who was versed in the Malekite system of law, was made cadi of Seville (1169). | | | Averroës was recalled to Morocco when the transient passion of the people had been satisfied, and for a brief period survived his restoration to honor. |
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| | Averroes Academy - Home |
| | Averroes Academy is an elementary school dedicated to the education of children to produce exemplary students in all aspects of life, addressing spiritual and secular aspects with an all-encompassing curriculum. | | | Because NSEF believes that being American is clearly compatible with being Muslim, this school will provide a balanced approach to education both academically and socially. |
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| | Saudi Aramco World : Master Of Logic |
| | Despite the stagnation of the Dark Ages, there were those in Europe who were looking for intellectual enlightenment. | | | A current of speculation on all aspects of living began to trickle through the Middle Ages, shining forth brilliantly in the Renaissance. | | | Averroes himself was not interested in cults or in mere segments of his philosophy. |
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http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/196210/master.of.logic.htm
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| | At the very end of the story, Borges reveals that the entire story was a symbol; a symbol of defeat. | | | The majority of the remainder of the story simply transcribes the religious discussion between Averroes and a couple other Muslims. | | | Borges also explains that Averroes himself was a symbol of Borges as he wrote this story. |
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| | Ibn Rushd (Averroes), 1128-1198 C.E. |
| | Ibn Rushd wrote many books on the question of theology, where he tried to use his knowledge of philosophy and logic. | | | People went to him for consultation in medicine just as they did for consultation in legal matters and jurisprudence. | | | Abul-Waleed Muhammad Ibn Rushd (known in the West as Averroes) was born in Cordova, Spain in 520 A.H. Both his father and grand father were prominent judges. |
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| | The Averroës Institute :: Our Mission |
| | The Averroës Institute endeavors to serve as a means to provide practical solutions for Muslims living in non-Muslim lands rooted in the proper understanding and application of Islamic legal theory, bringing to light its nuanced and sophisticated nature. | | | There are problems in the West that concern everybody, and Muslims are people that when they come to a place they make it better than when they found it.” | | | Additionally, The Averroës Institute wishes to explore subjects such as the Islamic conceptualization of human rights and international law as viewed through the lens of Islam& legal tradition. |
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http://homepage.mac.com/yusuph/our_mission.html
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| | Averroes (Abu-al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd), Arabian philosopher, 1126-1198. | | | However, since the Muslim world was in decline at the time due to internal divisions, the loss of Spain to the Christians, and of their eastern holdings to the Mongols and the Turks, his works were read more by the Christians of Europe than by his fellow Muslims. |
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| | Today's Date: Sun, Apr 16, 2006: 03:35 AM Find Text Resources on Averroes |
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| | Averroes on religious faith & reason |
| | Why has scripture been revealed with both an apparent meaning and an inner meaning? | | | Averroes: An error made by a qualified judge is excused by God. | | | Averroes together with Avicenna (980-1037, Arabic Ibn Sina) had an immense influence on Western philosophers and theologians. |
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http://puffin.creighton.edu/eselk/God-Persons_website/GP_outlines_web-site/Faith-reason_Averroes.htm
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| | Walking Holidays in Andalucia - Books - Ibn Rushd (Averroes) |
| | Walking Holidays in Andalucia - Books - Ibn Rushd (Averroes) | | | “Ibn Rushd (Averroes) is regarded by many as the most important of the Islamic philosophers. | | | Ibn Rushd (Averroes) - The Distinguished Jurist's Primer - Bidayat Al-Mujtahid Wa Nihayat Al-Muqtasid: Vol 1 (Great Books of Islamic Civilization) - Imran Nyazee (Translator) |
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http://www.walking-holidays-andalucia.com/pages/books/the-distinguished-jurists-primer.html
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| | About Averroes |
| | Centers of Islamic learning, however, had preserved the works of philosphers of antiquity, giving pride of place to Aristotle. | | | In 1169, Ibn Rushd, a polymath also known as Averroës, began translating and commenting on Aristotle& works. | | | For several centuries, Spain had been controlled by Muslims, whose literary and artistic culture far surpassed that of medieval Europe. |
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| | Cabal: Hurry, Hurry: The End Is Near |
| | Still, if such hard evidence existed, one might ask why it has not been revealed, in face of all the criticism this issue has received. | | | Averroes: “btw, mark, since it is obvious that you have security acees to the British evidence, unseen by the CIA 0or the American government, in order to assert that there is "no hard evidence," perhaps you can share with us just what their evidence is, and why you think it is nothing. | | | Even a child would understand that when we say that “there was never any hard evidence,” it refers to evidence that has been revealed, so that we are in the position to know about it. |
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| | Averroës on Encyclopedia.com |
| | AVERROËS [Averroës], Arabic Ibn Rushd, 1126-98, Spanish-Arab philosopher. | | | Thomas Aquinas was respectful of Averroës, but he attacked the Averroist contention that philosophic truth is derived from reason and not from faith. | | | He was far more important and influential in Jewish and Christian thought than in Islam. |
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| | Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Letters / What would Averroes have done? |
| | His books were burned, and he was accused of heresy simply for daring to use reason as a way to understand God. | | | Averroes tried as best he could to bring reasoning into our existence and, I think, separate it from divine thinking. | | | There is a great student of Aristotle and a contemporary of Thomas Aquinas in the person of Averroes (also known as Ibn- Rushd in the Muslim world) of Cordoba. |
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