Averroes on Pathways to Divine Knowledge

<p>The twelfth-century Andalusian philosopher Averroes sought to understand the divine in a way independent of religious theology by turning to the philosophical works of Aristotle and to a lesser extent Plato. In doing so he established standards of scientific inquiry into God that were and remain highly influential on Jewish and Christian thought. Averroes however does not provide much in the way of demonstrative knowledge of God and most of his arguments remain dialectical rhetorical or political. This volume explores the various pathways towards attaining divine knowledge that we find in Averroes' commentaries on Aristotle’s <i>De Anima</i> <i>Metaphysics</i> and <i>Nicomachean Ethics</i> and on Plato’s <i>Republic</i> along with Averroes’ <i>Epistle on Divine Knowledge</i> <i>Decisive Treatise</i> and more.</p>