What Ibn Rushd (Averroes) thinks about humility
Andalusian philosopher, judge and physician (1126 to 1198), born in Cordova; chief physician to the Almohad caliph in Marrakesh; best known for his commentaries on Aristotle.
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2 dated positions, c. 1126–1195, in their own words. Our reading of what Ibn Rushd (Averroes) has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingWe should study what the ancients wrote, accept what is true and be warned by what is wrong
Their wordsAll that is required of us is that we should go back to their books and see what they have said in this connection. If all that they say be true, we should accept it and if there be something wrong, we should be warned by it.
↗A Decisive Discourse on the Delineation of the Relation between Religion and Philosophy (tr. Mohammad Jamil-ur-Rehman, 1921)gutenberg.org All 8 from this book
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Their wordsThis is similar not only in the sciences but also in the arts. For no one is capable of discovering by himself alone everything which is required.
↗A Decisive Discourse on the Delineation of the Relation between Religion and Philosophy (tr. Mohammad Jamil-ur-Rehman, 1921)gutenberg.org All 8 from this book