Front Page Titles (by Subject) Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

1126 - 1198

About the Author

Averroes (also Ibn Rushd) is best known for his numerous commentaries on Aristotle and Plato. Born into a good family with a distinguished history as jurists, Averroes was also a legal scholar of great renown in the Almohad Empire of Islamic Spain and northern Africa.

In The Library:

• author: The Philosophy and Theology of Averroes (1160)