Averroes (Ibn Rushd)
Medieval1126-1198 CECordoba, Spain
As Your Guide
“Averroes will defend your right to reason without apology. He sees philosophy and faith as the same truth spoken in different voices. Choose him if you want a guide who champions the intellect as the highest form of devotion.”
Who They Were
Andalusian philosopher who defended philosophy against Al-Ghazali and wrote Aristotle commentaries.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
The Incoherence of the Incoherence, Commentaries on Aristotle
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Unity of intellectdouble truthAristotelian rationalismeternity of world