Averroes – författare

Born in 1126 to a family of Maliki legal scholars, Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes, enjoyed a long career in religious jurisprudence at Seville and Cordoba while at the same time advancing his philosophical studies of the works of Aristotle. This translation of Averroes’ Long Commentary on Aristotle’s De Anima brings to English-language readers the complete text of this influential work of medieval philosophy. Richard C. Taylor provides rich notes on the Long Commentary and a generous introduction that discusses Averroes’ most mature reflections on Aristotle’s teachings as well as Averroes' comprehensive philosophical views on soul and intellect. It is only in the Long Commentary that Averroes finally resolves to his satisfaction the much vexed issue of the nature of intellect, Taylor shows.

"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 of the Republic is to understand better the shari'a itself.... It is fair to say that in deciding to paraphrase the Republic, Averroes is asserting that his world—the world defined and governed by the Koran—can profit from Plato's instruction."—from Ralph Lerner's IntroductionAn indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, Abu'l-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, also know by his his Latinized name, Averroes. This work played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. In a closely argued critical introduction, Ralph Lerner addresses several of the most important problems raised by the work.

"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 of the Republic is to understand better the shari'a itself.... It is fair to say that in deciding to paraphrase the Republic, Averroes is asserting that his world—the world defined and governed by the Koran—can profit from Plato's instruction."—from Ralph Lerner's IntroductionAn indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, Abu'l-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, also know by his his Latinized name, Averroes. This work played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. In a closely argued critical introduction, Ralph Lerner addresses several of the most important problems raised by the work.

Averroës (Ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) emerged from an eminent family in Muslim Spain to become the first and last great Aristotelian of the classical Islamic world; his meticulous commentaries influenced Christian thinkers and earned him favorable mention (and a relatively pleasant fate) in Dante's Divina Commedia. The Book of the Decisive Treatise was and remains one his most important works and one of history's best defenses of the legitimate role of reason in a community of faith. The text presents itself as a plea before a tribunal in which the divinely revealed Law of Islam is the sole authority; Averroës, critical of the anti-philosophical tone of the Islamic establishment, argues that the Law not only permits but also mandates the study of philosophy and syllogistic or logical reasoning, defending earlier Muslim philosophers and dismissing criticisms of them as more harmful to the Islamic community than the philosophers' own views had been. As he details the three fundamental methods the Law uses to aid people of varied capacities and temperaments, Averroës reveals a carefully formed and remarkably argued conception of the boundaries and uses of faith and reason.

Available for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice and the interpretation of religious texts, is clearly presented here, in a work that provides the most comprehensive picture available of Averroes''s great intellectual achievements.

Available for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice and the interpretation of religious texts, is clearly presented here, in a work that provides the most comprehensive picture available of Averroes's great intellectual achievements.

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In der »Entscheidenden Abhandlung« (1179) verteidigt Averroes das Recht der Philosophie gegen den Einspruch der Theologie (al-Ghazali) unter Bezugnahme auf den Koran. Die vorliegende zweisprachige Ausgabe bietet die erste deutsche Übersetzung dieses brisanten Textes aus dem arabischen Original - mit einem ausführlichen Kommentar.Der Trakat »Fasl al-maqal«, entstanden um 1179, nimmt im Werk des Averroes (1126-1198) eine Sonderstellung ein. Anders als seine Kommentare zu Platon und Aristoteles, die philosophischer Natur sind und besonders im lateinischen Mittelalter große Wirkung entfalteten, hatte Averroes diese Schrift schon bei deren Abfassung nicht für die Zwecke einer Publikation verfertigt, sondern zum alleinigen Zweck der Selbstvergewisserung über die Rechtmäßigkeit seiner Überzeugung, die philosophische Betrachtung der Welt sei mit den Vorschriften des Koran nicht nur vereinbar, sondern werde den Denkenden vom Koran sogar als Pflicht auferlegt.In seiner Verteidigung der Freiheit des philosophischen Denkens gegen die entgegengesetzten Tiraden des damals wirkmächtigsten Gegners der Philosophie in der Welt des Islam al-Ghazali (1058-1111) beruft sich Averroes jedoch nicht auf philosophische Argumente - sondern auf eine strikt juridische Ableitung des Rechts auf philosophische Einsicht aus den Vorschriften des Korans.Die Bedeutung des »Fasl al-maqal« für ein angemessenes historisches Verständnis des wechselseitigen Verhältnisses zwischen Religion und Philosophie (oder: Ideologie und Vernunft) im Denken des Islam ist immens und die Auseinandersetzung mit diesem Text bietet - wie der Herausgeber dieser zweisprachigen Ausgabe in seiner fundierten Einleitung und dem beigegebenen Kommentar prägnant herausstellt - große und erhellenden Chancen für einen klügeren und kompetenteren Diskurs in den aktuellen Debatten über das Pro und Contra der Möglichkeit oder Unmöglichkeit einer Vermittlung der Aufgeklärtheit des westlichen Denkens mit dem Denken des Islams.