Ibn Rushd [a] (14 April 1126 – 11 December 1198), archaically Latinized as Averroes, [b] was an Andalusian Muslim polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, …

Apr 3, 2025 · Averroës (born 1126, Córdoba [Spain]—died 1198, Marrakech, Almohad empire [now in Morocco]) was an influential Islamic religious philosopher who integrated Islamic traditions with ancient Greek thought.

Jun 23, 2021 · Often improperly referred to as Averroes—the corrupted form his name took in Latin—Ibn Rushd quickly achieved such prominence in later European thought as to rival the influence of Aristotle himself, whose works Ibn Rushd tirelessly championed.

Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, better known in the Latin West as Averroes, lived during a unique period in Western intellectual history, in which interest in philosophy and theology was waning in the Muslim world and just beginning to flourish in Latin Christendom.

Statue of Averroes in Córdoba, Spain. Averroës (also known as Ibn Rušd or Ibn Rushd; 14 April 1126 – 10 December 1198) was a Muslim polymath from Al-Andalus.He was a scholar of Greek and Islamic philosophy.He also studied Islamic theology, law, politics, classical music, and the sciences of medicine, psychology, physics, astronomy, geography and mathematics.

Apr 3, 2025 · As a Muslim, Averroës insists on the attainment of happiness in this and the next life by all believers. This is, however, qualified by Averroës as the disciple of Plato: the highest intellectual perfection is reserved for the metaphysician, as in Plato’s ideal state.

Mar 13, 2024 · Averroes was an Andalusian polymath during the Islamic Golden Ages. He wrote countless works in philosophy, theology, law, medicine, astronomy, physics, Islamic jurisprudence, mathematics, and linguistics. He is best known for his commentaries on Aristotle, which later instigated a movement in the West known as Averroism.

Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (1126 – December 10, 1198) was an Andalusian-Arab philosopher and physician, a master of philosophy and Islamic law, mathematics, and medicine. He was born in Cordoba, Spain, and died in Marrakesh, Morocco. Averroes is most famous for his commentaries on Aristotle's works, which had been mostly forgotten in the West. The ...

6 days ago · Islam - Averroes, Teachings, Philosophy: To Ibn Ṭufayl’s younger friend Averroës (Ibn Rushd, flourished 12th century) belongs the distinction of presenting a solution to the problem of the relation between philosophy and the Islamic community in the West, a solution meant to be legally valid, theologically sound, and philosophically ...

Ibn Rushd (14 April 1126 – 11 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes (English: / əˈvɛroʊiːz /), was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, …