The Commentator
| Ibn Rushd ابن رشد Averroes |
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Statue of Ibn Rushd in Córdoba, Spain
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| Born | 1126 Córdoba, Al-Andalus, Almoravid emirate (in present-day Spain) |
| Died | 11 December 1198 (aged 72 years) Marrakesh, Maghreb, Almohad Caliphate (in present-day Morocco) |
| Era | Medieval philosophy (Islamic Golden Age) |
| Region | Islamic philosophy |
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Aristotelianism (philosophy) Maliki (jurisprudence) |
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Main interests
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Islamic theology, philosophy, Islamic jurisprudence, medicine, astronomy, physics, linguistics |
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Notable ideas
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Relation between Islam and philosophy, non-contradiction of reason and revelation, unity of the intellect |
Ibn Rushd (Arabic: ابن رشد; full name Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد ابن احمد ابن رشد, translit. ʾAbū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rushd; 1126 – 11 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes (/əˈvɛroʊˌiːz/), was an Andalusian philosopher and thinker who wrote about many subjects including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. His philosophical works include numerous commentaries on Aristotle for which he was known in the West as The Commentator. He also served as a judge and a court physician for the Almohad caliphate.
He was born in Córdoba in 1126 to a family of prominent judges—his grandfather was the celebrated chief judge of the city. In 1169 he was introduced to the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, who was impressed with his knowledge, became his patron and commissioned many of Averroes' commentaries. Averroes later served multiple terms as a judge in Seville and Córdoba. In 1182 he was appointed as court physician and the chief judge of Córdoba. After Abu Yusuf's death in 1184, he remained in royal favor until he fell into disgrace in 1195. He was targeted on various charges—likely for political reasons—and was exiled to nearby Lucena. He returned to royal favor shortly before his death on December 11, 1198.
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