
The twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, played a crucial role in the transmission of classical philosophy to Islam, and his work had a profound influence on western scholasticism and on aspects of Renaissance thought. This book, first published in...

This book argues that Ibn Rushd, better known in the West as Averroes, was a major Arabic philosopher. Not only did he play a role in transmitting the ideas of classical philosophy to Islam, but he was a profound influence on Western scholasticism and aspects of Renaissance thought...

The twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, played a crucial role in the transmission of classical philosophy to Islam, and his work had a profound influence on western scholasticism and on aspects of Renaissance thought. This book, first published in...

This book argues that Ibn Rushd, better known in the West as Averroes, was a major Arabic philosopher. Not only did he play a role in transmitting the ideas of classical philosophy to Islam, but he was a profound influence on Western scholasticism and aspects of Renaissance thought...