Interpreting Averroes - Critical Essays

Brings together world-leading scholars on Averroes, most famous as a commentator on Aristotle but also a major figure in Islamic law. Engages with all aspects of his philosophy from multiple perspectives and treats him in the context of twelfth-century Islamic Spain as well as of Christian and Jewish philosophical traditions.

List of contents

Introduction Peter Adamson and Matteo Di Giovanni; 1. Averroes philosopher of Islam Matteo Di Giovanni; 2. Dogmatics, theology, and philosophy in Averroes Mokdad Arfa-Mensia; 3. Averroes on juridical reasoning Ziad Bou Akl; 4. Averroes' corrective philosophy of law Feriel Bouhafa; 5. Averroes' logic Paul Thom; 6. Constructing Averroes' epistemology Deborah L. Black; 7. Averroes on knowing essences David Wirmer; 8. Averroes and the 'internal senses' Rotraud Hansberger; 9. Averroes on medicine Joël Chandelier; 10. Averroes' natural philosophy as science of nature Cristina Cerami; 11. Averroes on divine causation Peter Adamson; 1¿2. Averroes' goals in the Paraphrase (Middle Commentary) of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics Frédérique Woerther.

Summary

Brings together world-leading scholars on Averroes, most famous as a commentator on Aristotle but also a major figure in Islamic law. Engages with all aspects of his philosophy from multiple perspectives and treats him in the context of twelfth-century Islamic Spain as well as of Christian and Jewish philosophical traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Peter (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Mun Adamson
• Assisted by: Peter Adamson (Editor), Matteo Di Giovanni (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781107535404
• ISBN: 978-1-107-53540-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy