Averroes and the Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Aristotle’s Natural Philosophy.
A trilingual edition project comprising commentaries and writings on the
Aristotelian corpus by Ibn Bāǧǧa (d. 1139) and Ibn Rušd (1126–1198)
The Averroes Edition
The Averroes Edition produces scholarly editions of the works of the Andalusian Philosopher Averroes or Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Ibn Rušd, born in Cordoba in 1126, died in Marrakesh in 1198, more particularly editions of his treatises and commentaries on Aristotle in the field of Natural Philosophy. The edition comprises Averroes’s original Arabic texts as well as their Medieval Latin and Hebrew translations. Also edited are three commentaries by Averroes’s predecessor Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Ibn Bāǧǧa, known as Avempace, born in Saragossa around the year 1075, died in Fez in 1139.
The Averroes Edition is a project of the North-Rhine Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts and the Thomas-Institut at the University of Cologne, established in 2016 and scheduled to run for a period of 25 years. It forms part of an international collaborative corpus edition – Averrois Opera (Corpus Philosophorum Medii Aevi) – overseen by the Union Académique Internationale.
Series : Averrois Opera Series B : Averroes Latinus, 22.1. Author : Perrone M.; Publication date: 2025. Pages: XII-118*-227 p. ISBN: 9789042954793. Peeters Publishers : https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.php?search_key=9789042954793&series_number_str=22.1&lang=en
Summary: Thanks to medieval Hebrew and Latin translations, Averroes’s philosophical works had a profound impact on Western thought. The reception of Averroes during the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment has been extensively studied. However, in contrast to his reception in Europe, his influence among Muslim philosophers has received comparatively little attention. It is generally assumed … Continue reading “New Project: Averroes in the Islamic East. His Impact on Safavid Philosophers.”
Averrois opera. Series D: Averroica New Sub-series Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn Rušd, the twelfth-century Andalusian jurist, physician, and philosopher, known to the Latin West as Averroes, has left a deep mark in the history of philosophy as one of the most prominent commentators and followers of Aristotle. In the Latin world, from the thirteenth century … Continue reading “New Publication: Ansichten der Philosophen (Deʿot ha-filosofim).”
Averroes Scholarships for the academic year 2024–2025 have been awarded to Daniel Davies (Universität Hamburg), Hanna Gentili (Universität Hamburg), Yael Kedar (Tel Hai College), Reza Pourjavady (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) and Adam Takahashi (Kwansei Gakuin University)-. Welcome to Cologne—or as we say here, “Jepeffe en Colonia!“ For a description of their research projects, please continue … Continue reading “Announcing the 2024–2025 Averroes Scholarship Recipients: Jepeffe en Colonia!”
PDF The project Averroes Edition is dedicated to the edition and study of the works on Natural Philosophy by the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rušd (1126–1198) in Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin, as well as related texts and materials. It further promotes the study of the reception of Ibn Rušd’s writings in these three language traditions. … Continue reading “Call for Applications: Visiting Fellowships 2024-25”
In order to present and discuss new research on Averroes, a two-day workshop will be held at the Thomas-Institute at the 27th and 28th of September 2023. This workshop will reunite Averroes scholars from all over the world with the editors of the project who work on new critical editions, thus providing an important context … Continue reading “International Workshop: New Perspectives on Averroes”
A further Averroes Scholarship for the academic year 2022–2023 has been awarded to Dr. Abdelouahab Rgoud. Welcome to Cologne! For a description of his research project continue reading at https://averroes.uni-koeln.de/project/visiting-scholars/
Averroes Scholarships for the academic year 2022–2023 have been awarded to Dr. Kyu Hee Park (Jena) and Dr. Francesco Binotto (Urbino). Welcome to Cologne! For a description of their research projects continue reading at https://averroes.uni-koeln.de/project/visiting-scholars/
[PDF] The project Averroes Edition is dedicated to the edition and study of the works on Natural Philosophy by the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rušd (1126–1198) in Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin, as well as related texts and materials. It further promotes the study of the reception of Ibn Rušd’s writings in these three language traditions. (For … Continue reading “Call for Applications: Visiting Fellowships 2022-2023”
