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Averroes - Wikipedia
Ibn Rushd (Arabic: ابن رشد; full name in Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد بن أحمد بن رشد, romanized: Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd; 14 April 1126 – 11 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes (English: / ə ˈ v ɛr oʊ iː z /), was an Andalusian [1] polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects ...

Averroes | Biography, Philosophy, Books, & History | Britannica
Averroes (Ibn Rushd), influential Islamic religious philosopher who integrated Islamic traditions with ancient Greek thought. He wrote commentaries on Plato and Aristotle and defended philosophical study of religion against theologians such as al-Ghazali, who had attacked Muslim philosophers Avicenna and al-Farabi.

Ibn Rushd [Averroes] - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Andalusian philosopher, physician and judge Ibn Rushd (1126–1198) is one of the great figures of philosophy within the Muslim contexts, and a foundational source for post-classical European thought.

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This article provides an overview of Ibn Rushd’s contributions to philosophy, emphasizing his commentaries, his original works in Islamic philosophy, and his lasting influence on medieval thought and the Western philosophical tradition.

Islam - Averroes, Teachings, Philosophy | Britannica
To Ibn Ṭufayl’s younger friend Averroës (Ibn Rushd, flourished 12th century) belongs the distinction of presenting a solution to the problem of the relation between philosophy and the Islamic community in the West, a solution meant to be legally valid, theologically sound, and philosophically satisfactory. Here was a philosopher fully at ...

Who was Ibn Rushd? The 'bridge' between Islamic and western philosophy
Ibn Rushd was a Muslim Andalusian polymath whose most notable contributions to philosophy were his commentaries on the Greek philosopher Aristotle, which would go on to inspire future...

Ibn Rushd - SpringerLink
This entry examines the life and works of Ibn Rushd, a prominent philosopher and prolific author who contributed significantly to the Islamic Golden Age. The research covers various aspects of Ibn Rushd’s thought, including his impact on jurisprudence.

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) – Islamic Philosophy Online
Abu’l-Walid Ibn Rushd, better known as Averroes (520/1126-595/1198), stands out as a towering figure in the history of Arab/Islamic thought, as well as that of West/European philosophy and theology. In the Islamic world, he played a decisive role in the defense of Greek philosophy against the onslaughts of the Ashʿarī theologians ...

Ibn Rushd - Encyclopedia.com
Ibn Rushd (1126–98 (AH 520–95)). Spanish Muslim theologian, philosopher, Qurʾān scholar, natural scientist, and physician, known in the West as Averroes. He is known particularly for his commentary on Aristotle, and for other works dealing with many aspects of philosophy and theology.

Ibn Rushd (Averroës) - Islamic Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
Ibn Rushd is considered by many to be the greatest of the Islamic philosophers within the Peripatetic tradition, and has come to represent the role of reason in the Islamic world in popular culture. He energetically defended philosophy at a time when it was under significant threat.