Averroism As a designation applicable to a tradition or mode of philosophizing, "Averroism" cannot be used in any account of Arabic thought after the death of Averroes (c. 1198). After that, in a most unusual intellectual situation,...

Averroism is the term applied to either of two philosophical trends among scholastics in the late 13th century, the first of which was based on the Arab philosopher Averroës or Ibn Rushd's interpretations of Aristotle and the reconciliation of...

This book purposes to study Ibn Rushd in his historic context. The introduction depicts the doctrinal and cultural background of the Muslim world of southern Spain in the time of Averroes to consider next the philosopher's life. It was Averroes' intention to construct...

Davidson begins his book with the following comment: "The most intensely studied sentences in the history of philosophy are probably those in Aristotle's De Anima that undertake to explain how the human intellect passes from [potentiality to actuality]." What indeed was Aristotle undertaking...

The worst thing that happened to Eliot Spitzer’s gubernatorial campaign was getting caught in the Buffalo blizzard. Mother Nature can slow down the Democratic nominee, temporarily—a feat beyond the power of his Republican opponent John Faso, who, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll, trails him...

The worst thing that happened to Eliot Spitzer’s gubernatorial campaign was getting caught in the Buffalo blizzard. Mother Nature can slow down the Democratic nominee, temporarily—a feat beyond the power of his Republican opponent John Faso, who, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll, trails him...