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n. - Arabian philosopher born in Spain.

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  • Averrhoes was often at his court; so were Guillem of
  • Thus the original of Xerxes is Khshayarsha (the revered king), and Averrhoes is Ibn Roshd (son of Roshd).
  • Durandus and Averrhoes taught that form was the internal principle of individuation conferring numerical unity on the subject which it constitutes.
  • Aristotle, Averrhoes, Avicenna, and other philosophers, have endeavoured to prove that females have no prolific fluid: for, say they, if they have, why do they not...
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