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Ibn Rushd
Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Andalusian philosopher, jurist, and physician born in Córdoba, famed for Aristotelian commentaries and rationalist theology;…
Timeline
- 1126–1150Córdoba · Al-AndalusIbn Rushd was born in a scholarly family in Córdoba; his grandfather and father were both judges and jurists. In the 1140s he received training in Islamic law, medicine, and philosophy locally, studying Aristotle's works and laying the foundation for his later commentarial and judicial career.
- 1169–1195Marrakesh · MoroccoIntroduced by Ibn Tufayl, he served successively as judge in Seville and Marrakesh, wrote philosophical and medical works for the Almohad caliphs, completed numerous commentaries on Aristotle, and his rationalist theology sparked religious controversy.
Sources
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ibn-rushd/
- The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy — Peter Adamson and Richard C. Taylor (2005)