
HoP 149 - Back to Basics - Averroes on Reason and Religion
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Averuis's Argument for Symbolic Interpretation of the Quran
Averuis sees the Quran as a fundamentally rhetorical text. It is persuasive, whereas philosophical discourse is demonstrative. Thus the Quran induces conviction and belief, not certain knowledge. The perfection of the book lies precisely in its overwhelming persuasiveness. Averuis wants to push his argument forward into the characteristically legal realm of textual interpretation.
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