
HoP 149 - Back to Basics - Averroes on Reason and Religion
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Importance of Philosophy in Islam
The decisive treatise is a legal decision or judgment, so that we hear sea Averuis in his guise as jurist. It turns out he does think philosophy is obligatory, at least for those who have the talent and opportunity to pursue it. He supports this, as a good Islamic jurist should, by quoting scripture. The Quran contains remarks such as "Do they not consider how the camel was created"
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