Averroes: 2 books
by Averroes
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
"In one fashion or another, the question with which this introduction begins is a question for every serious reader of Plato's Republic: Of what use is this philosophy to me? Averroes clearly finds that the Republic speaks to his own time and to his own situation.... Perhaps the greatest use he makes...
Faith and Reason in Islam
Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The first translation available in English of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher Averroes, which reveals his controversial views about reason, religion, and humankind's relationship with God. Suitable both for scholars and interested readers, this unique text proves that today's disputes between religion, reason, and science are far from a new phenomenon.