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Ibn Rushd (Averroes)

Type Figure Region Al-Andalus Time 1126–1198 Also known as 阿威罗伊、Averroes、Ibn Rushd、Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Rushd

Ibn Rushd (1126–1198), Andalusian philosopher, jurist, and physician famed for systematic commentaries on Aristotle, called 'the Commentator';…

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  1. 1169–1171Córdoba · Al-AndalusFollowing family tradition he became a judge in Córdoba while beginning systematic Arabic commentaries on Aristotle, blending legal training with philosophical speculation.
  2. 1171–1180Córdoba · Al-AndalusDuring this period he rose to chief judge of Córdoba, continuing to complete middle and long commentaries on Aristotle's logic, natural philosophy, and metaphysics, and writing medical and legal treatises, with his scholarly reputation steadily growing.
  3. 1180–1198Marrakesh · MoroccoSummoned to the Marrakesh court as physician and philosophical adviser, his commentaries spread across North Africa and the wider Islamic world; in his later years he suffered brief exile before being pardoned, and died in Marrakesh.

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