Averroes Philosophical Works

1180 CE · cultural

Ibn Rushd, who lived in al-Andalus in the 12th century, was a thinker who produced works in the fields of philosophy, law, and medicine.

He is known especially for the comprehensive commentaries he wrote on the works of Aristotle. His views on the relationship between reason and religion gave rise to wide-ranging debates in the Latin world through their translations in later periods and left an important influence on the history of European thought.

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What was Averroes Philosophical Works?
Ibn Rushd, who lived in al-Andalus in the 12th century, was a thinker who produced works in the fields of philosophy, law, and medicine.
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1180 CE