Averroism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Averroism
First recorded in 1745–55; Averro(ës) ( def. ) + -ism
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It was in the universities of north Italy that Averroism finally settled, and there for three centuries it continued as a stronghold of Scholasticism to resist the efforts of revived antiquity and of advancing science.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Averroism is still a subject of at least academic interest, and Renan's monograph on it and its author was one of the popular books of the latter half of the nineteenth century in philosophic circles.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
Averroism, which is based on these facts, is brought into Christendom through Spain and Sicily.
From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William
The coexistence of three religions in Andalusia—the Christian, the Mohammedan, the Mosaic—had given opportunity for the development of Averroism or philosophical Arabism.
From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William
The parties seemed to have changed when Averroism thus took the side of the church; but the change was probably due to compulsion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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