Averroes on intellect : from Aristotelian origins to Aquinas's critique / Stephen R. Ogden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogden, Stephen R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Averroës, 1126-1198.

Averroës.

Intellect.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

From Aristotelian origins to Aquinas's critique

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2022

Summary:

Averroes on Intellect provides a detailed analysis of pivotal arguments by the medieval Muslim philosopher Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Stephen Ogden builds on recent scholarship to offer a comprehensive case for Averroes' notorious thesis that there is only one separate and eternal intellect for all human beings.

Contents:

Averroes on Intellect: From Aristotelian Origins to Aquinas's Critique List of Abbreviations of Works Introduction 1: The All-Or-Nothing: Reading: Averroes (and Aquinas) on Aristotle's DA III.4-5 2: Averroes' Determinate Particular Argument 3: Averroes' Unity Argument 4: You Don't Understand: Averroes' Response to Aquinas 5: Averroes Against Avicenna and Aquinas: Individuation, Persistence, and the Afterlife 6: Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ogden, Stephen R. Averroes on Intellect

ISBN:

0-19-264946-9

0-19-191857-1

0-19-264945-0