Averroes On Intellect From Aristotelian Origins To Aquinass Critique Stephen R Ogden by Stephen R. Ogden 9780192896117, 0192896113 instant download after payment.

Stephen R. Ogden’s Averroes on Intellect provides an insightful and rich examination of Classical Islamic Philosopher, Ibn Rushd’s (1126–1198 CE) account of intellect. Ibn Rushd, Latinized to “Averroes”, (in)famously held that all human beings share a single, separate (i.e., immaterial), and eternal intellect. This view sparked major controversy in the Latin world, famously drawing the ire of Thomas Aquinas. But as Ogden rightly notes, Averroes’ view represents a unique and provocative interpretation of Aristotle, bolstered by Averroes’ own innovative philosophical arguments. It is, therefore, well worth examining in its own right. Moreover, as Ogden observes, Averroes’ view forces us to reckon with the puzzling status of intellect in the Aristotelian framework and the wide diversity amongst Aristotelian hylomorphic views. The book consists of five main chapters and involves the detailed examination of Averroes’ interpretation of Aristotle, careful analysis of Averroes’ two central arguments for his unicity thesis, an evaluation of Aquinas’ critique, and an evaluation of an Averroist critique of views on which matter is the principle of individuation, yet immaterial intellects are multiplied in accordance with human knowers. To reach the depth and detail that Ogden achieves, he assumes a reader with some familiarity with the Aristotelian framework and the Islamic and Latin Medieval traditions.