Explanation
Averroes represents, in the text, the rational philosophical face within the foundational debate with al-Ghazali. The author uses him as a sign of the possibility of creative tension between reason and transmitted authority within the Islamic tradition.
Mentioned by
- Comparison frees us from dogmatism
- Comparison expands the intellectual field
- The debate between al-Ghazali and Averroes establishes a tension between transmitted and rational knowledge
- Epistemological critique opens Islam to the human sciences and comparison
- The debate between al-Ghazali and Averroes is foundational