Long Commentary on the de Anima of Aristotle

by Ibn Rushd and Richard C. Taylor

Book Overview

Born in 1126 to a family of Maliki legal scholars, Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes, enjoyed a long career in religious jurisprudence at Seville and Cordoba while at the same time advancing his philosophical studies of the works of Aristotle. This translation of Averroes' Long Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima brings to English-language readers the complete text of this influential work of medieval philosophy. Richard C. Taylor provides rich notes on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300178298
• ISBN13: 9780300178296
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 610 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"