Averroes Edition

  [pdf version] The Thomas-Institut at the University of Cologne is seeking applications for a three-year PhD position within the framework of the “Averroes Edition.” This research project, funded by the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, focusses on the critical edition of works on natural philosophy by Averroes and Avempace, including … Continue reading “Call for Applications: One three-year PhD student position in Arabic Philosophy and its Hebrew and Latin Reception”

Averroes Scholarships for the academic year 2026 have been awarded to Claus Asbjørn Andersen (Université catholique de Louvain), Giuseppe Brocato (University of Palermo), Silvia Fazzo (Università del Piemonte Orientale), Jordan Lavender (Texas A&M University), and Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha (Radboud University, Nijmegen). Welcome to Cologne, or as we say here, “Jepeffe en Colonia!”

We are delighted to announce the publication of Ibn Bāǧǧa, Commentary on Aristotle’s Meteorology by Dr. Corrado la Martire (Volume 49, Scientia Graeco-Arabica, De Gruyter Brill). The volume presents a newly established Arabic text together with an annotated English translation, an introductory study, and comprehensive glossaries. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112226513 eBook ISBN: 9783112226513 Hardcover ISBN: 9783112226506

Download the call as PDF We welcome applications for visiting fellowships tenable in Cologne for a period of one to three months between 1 March and 31 December 2026. There are three fellowships available for this academic year. We invite both senior scholars and postdocs to apply. The fellowships amount to EUR 3,000 per month; … Continue reading “Visiting Fellowships 2026 (1–3 months) Call for Applications”

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”