Demonstration
Rational investigation of beings asks about their causes and order.
A situation to think through
Compare an interpretation with its evidence before dismissing disagreement.
Andalusian philosophy · Aristotelianism · 1126–1198
Averroes
Think with texts and their disagreements.
Córdoba · Seville · Marrakesh
Philosophy
Ideas that shift your perspective.
Causation
Discussing a cause requires specifying what belongs to nature and to God.
A situation to think through
One event may invite more than one kind of explanation.
Criticism
Some speculation obscures what it claims to defend.
A situation to think through
Before concluding, distinguish what two texts in debate actually say.
Reasoning
A jurist must understand causes of disagreement, not merely memorize solutions.
A situation to think through
A general principle must be tested against a concrete case.