Andalusian philosophy · Aristotelianism · 1126–1198
Averroes
Think with texts and their disagreements.
Córdoba · Seville · Marrakesh
Reading guides
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Original introductions to enter the works, discover their central questions and take the reflection further.
Law and demonstration
Averroes examines the relationship between philosophical demonstration and revealed law. Rational study of the world can be a religious obligation, while different forms of discourse address different audiences.
The Decisive TreatiseReading a controversy
Averroes responds point by point to al-Ghazali’s criticisms of philosophers. The debate concerns causation, divine knowledge and the eternity of the world without reducing opponents to caricatures.
The Incoherence of the IncoherenceIntellect and soul
Averroes reads Aristotle on sensation, imagination and intellect. His account of intellect and its relation to individuals generated enduring philosophical debate.
Long Commentary on the De anima