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On Aristotle's "Metaphysics": An Annotated Translation of the So-called "Epitome"
This book contains the first English translation of Abūl-Walīd Ibn Rushd's (Averroes') so-called Epitome of Aristotle's Metaphysics . The original Arabic text was composed around 1160 as a sort of appendix to a series of compendia of Aristotle's works on natural philosophy by the famous Andalusian philosopher. The two most interesting things about this work are the fact that Averroes restructures here the Aristotelian text according to his own conception of metaphysics, as opposed to his great literal commentary which follows the order of the Metaphysics section by section, and that he constantly revised this work over more than three decades. The present translation is based on a wide range of documents including, apart from the available Arabic editions, a number of medieval Arabic manuscripts not taken into consideration in these editions as well as the Renaissance translation into Latin prepared by Jacob Mantinus. It is accompanied by a commentary dealing with the major philosophical topics, Averroes' sources and problems of the transmission and constitution of the text. In addition, the most important variant readings of the manuscripts are noted in footnotes underneath the translation.
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388 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 1986
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Commentaries of well known Arab philosopher, jurist, and physician Averroës or Averrhoës, also ibn Rushd, of Spain on Aristotle exerted a strong influence on medieval Christian theology.
Abu'l-Walid Ibn Rushd, better as Averroes, stands as a towering figure in the history of Islamic as that of west European thought. In the Islamic world, he played a decisive role in the defense of Greeks against the onslaughts of the Ash'arite (Mutakallimun), led by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, and in the rehabilitation.
A common theme throughout his writings properly understood religion with no incompatibility. His contributions took many forms, ranging from his detailed, his defense against the attacks of those who condemned it as contrary to Islam and his construction of a form, cleansed as far as possible at the time of Neoplatonism.
After centuries of nearly total oblivion in west Europe, world recognition as early as the 13th century contributed to the rediscovery of the master. That instrumental discovery launched Scholasticism in Latin and the Renaissance of the 15th-century Europe in due course. Since the publication of [title:Averroes et l'averroisme] of Ernest Renan in 1852, notwithstanding very little attention to work of Averroes in English, French showed greater interest.
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Commentaries of well known Arab philosopher, jurist, and physician Averroës or Averrhoës, also ibn Rushd, of Spain on Aristotle exerted a strong influence on medieval Christian theology.
Abu'l-Walid Ibn Rushd, better as Averroes, stands as a towering figure in the history of Islamic as that of west European thought. In the Islamic world, he played a decisive role in the defense of Greeks against the onslaughts of the Ash'arite (Mutakallimun), led by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, and in the rehabilitation.
A common theme throughout his writings properly understood religion with no incompatibility. His contributions took many forms, ranging from his detailed, his defense against the attacks of those who condemned it as contrary to Islam and his construction of a form, cleansed as far as possible at the time of Neoplatonism.
After centuries of nearly total oblivion in west Europe, world recognition as early as the 13th century contributed to the rediscovery of the master. That instrumental discovery launched Scholasticism in Latin and the Renaissance of the 15th-century Europe in due course. Since the publication of [title:Averroes et l'averroisme] of Ernest Renan in 1852, notwithstanding very little attention to work of Averroes in English, French showed greater interest.
See more here.
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May 8, 2022
This book is about to explain Aristotle's treaties of the "Metaphysics." Ibn Rushd had explained it in such a precise manner and elaborate the treaties to further understanding of Aristotle's concepts regarding God, Cause and Effect, Universe, heavenly bodies, worldly bodies, evolution, Substance and other eleven categories of Aristotle's philosophies.
Ibn Rushd indubitably had given their best to explain things according to their contemplation but in some spots within the book, it seems that his Islamic monotheism is infiltrated or perhaps he could inculcate it intentionally to make things derive according to his religion. It's human nature to be partial over many things or to want to understand things according to their perceptions which usually would happen with almost every writer and philosopher.
Besides that, I found that book so idealistic and imaginative, most of his arguments were based on the abstract level of discussion, regarding abstract beliefs and ideologies.
Ibn Rushd indubitably had given their best to explain things according to their contemplation but in some spots within the book, it seems that his Islamic monotheism is infiltrated or perhaps he could inculcate it intentionally to make things derive according to his religion. It's human nature to be partial over many things or to want to understand things according to their perceptions which usually would happen with almost every writer and philosopher.
Besides that, I found that book so idealistic and imaginative, most of his arguments were based on the abstract level of discussion, regarding abstract beliefs and ideologies.
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