Averroes definition

ə-vĕrō-ēz, ăvə-rōēz
Spanish-Arab philosopher, jurist, and physician. He is well known for his commentaries on Aristotle, which exerted a strong influence on medieval Christian theology.
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(person) (Ar. ibn-Rushd) 1126-98; Arab philosopher & physician in Spain & Morocco.
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Averroes Sentence Examples

  • In his early thought he followed Averroes, but afterwards modified his views so far as to make himself acceptable to the orthodox Catholics.

  • In 1495 he produced an edition of the works of Averroes; with a commentary compatible with his acquired orthodoxy.

  • But in the end they became less fanatical than the Murabtis, and Ya`kub el Mansur was a highly accomplished man, who wrote a good Arabic style and who protected the philosopher Averroes.

  • Versatile, lighthearted, boastful and pleasure-loving, he contrasts with the nobler and more intellectual character of Averroes.

  • Philosophia Orientalis, mentioned by Roger Bacon, and now lost, which according to Averroes was pantheistic in tone.

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