Averroës

or A·ver·rho·ës

[ uh-ver-oh-eez ]

noun

1. 1126?–98, Arab philosopher in Spain.

Averroës

/ əˈvɛrəʊˌiːz /

noun

1. Averroës11261188MArabPHILOSOPHY: philosopherMEDICINE: physician Arabic name ibn-Rushd. 1126–88, Arab philosopher and physician in Spain, noted particularly for his attempts to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic religion, which profoundly influenced Christian scholasticism

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Averroes believed that this Acquired Intellect exists separately in every individual so long only as the individual is alive.

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The works of Averroes, his contemporary, he did not read until toward the end of his life.

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Averroes employs a number of arguments to prove his point, among them being the following.

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Of these Averroes, a native of Cordova, who died early in the thirteenth century, was the most eminent.

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A form of pantheism known in the philosophy of Averroes soon became a center of skepticism.

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