Yassir Mechelloukh, a doctoral student in the history of Arabic philosophy at Inalco and a member of CERMOM, is the guest on the program « Questions d’Islam » on France Culture. The show will be dedicated to the figure of Averroes.
Born in Cordoba in 1126, Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn Rushd, known in the West as Averroes, is a major figure of medieval Arabic philosophy. A jurist, physician, and philosopher, he is particularly famous for his commentaries on the works of Aristotle, which earned him the title of « The Commentator » in the Latin tradition.
The program will trace the major stages of Averroes' life and work, exploring key aspects of his thought such as his theory of the intellect and the relationship between faith and reason. It will also cover the reception of his work in the Middle Ages and the construction of his portrait in contemporary times.
