Averroës
or A·ver·rho·ës
1126?–98, Arab philosopher in Spain.
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Averroes believed that this Acquired Intellect exists separately in every individual so long only as the individual is alive.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe works of Averroes, his contemporary, he did not read until toward the end of his life.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikAverroes employs a number of arguments to prove his point, among them being the following.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikOf these Averroes, a native of Cordova, who died early in the thirteenth century, was the most eminent.
A form of pantheism known in the philosophy of Averroes soon became a center of skepticism.
British Dictionary definitions for Averroës
/ (əˈvɛrəʊˌiːz) /
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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