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Islamic Aristotelianism reached its height with Ibn Rushd, known to Europe as [[Averroes]]. Averroes argued against Ghazali's criticisms of Aristotelianism, although he is best known in the West for his commentaries on Aristotle. Hebrew translations of his work also had a lasting impact on Jewish philosophy. Averroes' school of thought is known as ''Averroism'', which only survived in Latin West after Averroes work was condemned and then ignored in the Islamic East. | Islamic Aristotelianism reached its height with Ibn Rushd, known to Europe as [[Averroes]]. Averroes argued against Ghazali's criticisms of Aristotelianism, although he is best known in the West for his commentaries on Aristotle. Hebrew translations of his work also had a lasting impact on Jewish philosophy. Averroes' school of thought is known as ''Averroism'', which only survived in Latin West after Averroes work was condemned and then ignored in the Islamic East. | ||
[[Arab Transmission of the Classics|Transmission of the classics]] from the East to the West began from the 11<sup>th</sup> century onwards, culminating in the thirteenth century. These works had great influence on the development of Medieval | [[Arab Transmission of the Classics|Transmission of the classics]] from the East to the West began from the 11<sup>th</sup> century onwards, culminating in the thirteenth century. These works had great influence on the development of Medieval Scholasticism.<ref>Scholasticism is a style of philosophy that arose in the Latin West in the middle ages (10<sup>th</sup> century to 15<sup>th</sup> century. The defining characteristics of scholasticism are: the project of reconciling Christian faith with classical philosophy, particularly the philosophy of Aristotle; a particular style of teaching and writing; a system arranged round certain books, such as the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Aristotle's logical works, the works of Augustine; focus on a characteristic set of questions, the most famous being the problem of universals.</ref> | ||
==Reaction and Decline== | ==Reaction and Decline== | ||