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Averroës

(1126—1198) Spanish-born Islamic philosopher, judge, and physician


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(c. 1126–98),

Spanish-born Islamic philosopher, judge, and physician. His extensive body of work includes writings on jurisprudence, science, philosophy, and religion. His highly influential commentaries on Aristotle sought to reconcile Aristotle with Plato and the Greek philosophical tradition with the Arabic.

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