[Aristotle commentary by Ibn Rushd]
ARISTOTELIS
DE PHYSICO AUDITU libri octo
cum
AVERROIS CORDUBENSIS
Venice: apud Iuntas (Giunta); 1574
(Vol. IV of 12)
Illustrated with some woodcuts
Full vellum binding with manuscript title to the spine
Size 5 by 7 1/3"
very good condition, lacks ties
Text in Latin

"De Physica Auditu," meaning "Concerning Physical Hearing" or "On Perception," is the title of a work attributed to Aristotle and a part of the Corpus Aristotelicum.

"AVERROIS CORDUBENSIS" refers to Ibn Rushd, a prominent 12th-century medieval polymath and philosopher known in the Hispano-Latin tradition as "Averroes," whose birthplace was Cordoba, Spain.
Born 520 AH, which translates to 1126 CE, and died 1198 CE
(Full Name: Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd)
Averroes was a highly influential figure known for his commentaries on Aristotle and for defending philosophy by returning to the text of Aristotle.
Averroes known for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle's works, particularly On the Soul (De Anima), which influenced European intellectual thought and his works are often considered the introduction to the corpus of Aristotelian works for Latin scholars.
Averroes wrote extensive commentaries on several of Aristotle's major works, including On the Heavens, On the Soul, and others within the Parva Naturalia.
He defended philosophy by returning to the text of Aristotle.
In his secular effort to explain and to revive the true doctrine of Aristotle, cosmology took a place of special importance
Averroes dedicated his intellectual life to the meticulous study and explanation of Aristotle's ideas, aiming to revive and clarify the philosopher's teachings

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