Interpreting Averroes

This volume brings together world-leading scholars on the thought of Averroes, the greatest medieval commentator on Aristotle but also a major scholar of Islam. The collection situates him in his historical context by emphasizing the way that he responded to the political situation of twelfth-century Islamic Spain and the provocations of Islamic theology. It also sheds light on the interconnections between aspects of his work that are usually studied separately, such as his treatises on logic and his legal writings. Advanced students and scholars will find authoritative and insightful treatments of Averroes' philosophy, tackled from multiple perspectives and written in a clear and accessible way that will appeal to those encountering his work for the first time as well as to anyone looking for new critical approaches to Averroes and his thinking.

• Provides an understanding of the full range of Averroes' philosophy and of how parts of his thought interrelate, without presupposing any expertise on the reader's part
• Features numerous leading scholars who present authoritative and insightful treatments, from various points of view, of Averroes' achievement
• Approaches Averroes in the context of twelfth-century Islamic Spain, not just as a source for Christian and Jewish philosophy