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Dec 2024
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Jorge Luis Borges - Averröes’ Search - ...

Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Averröes’ Search" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on a fictional characterization of the Islamic philosopher Ibn-Rushd, also known as Averroes in the Latin West, who's work on his commentary on Aristotle ... Show More
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