How Long to Read Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric

How Long Does it Take to Read Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 31 minutes to read Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric by Lahcen El Yazghi Ezzaher

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The first English-language translation of a crucial medieval Arabic commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric, with context on its contribution to intellectual history. Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd (d. 1198 AD), known as Averroes in the West, wrote one of the most significant medieval Arabic commentaries on Aristotle’s famous treatise, Rhetoric. Averroes worked within a tradition that included the Muslim philosophers Al-Farabi (d. 950) and Avicenna (d. 1037), who together built an early canon introducing Aristotle’s writings to the academies of medieval Europe. Here, for the first time, Lahcen El Yazghi Ezzaher translates Averroes’ Middle Commentary into English, with analysis highlighting its shaping of philosophical thought. Ibn Rushd was born into a prominent family living in Córdoba and Seville during the reign of the Almoḥad dynasty in the Maghreb and al-Andalus. At court, he received support to write a body of rhetorical commentaries extending the work of his Arabic-Muslim predecessors, a critical step in fostering Aristotle’s influence on European scholasticism and Western education. Ezzaher’s meticulous translation of Averroes’ Middle Commentary reflects the depth and breadth of this engagement, incorporating a discussion of the Arabic-Muslim commentary tradition and Averroes’ contribution to it. His research illuminates the complexity of Averroes’ position, articulating the challenges Muslim scholars faced in making non-Muslim texts available to their community. Through his work, we see how people at different historical moments have adapted intellectual concepts to preserve rhetoric’s vitality and relevance in new contexts. Averroes’ Middle Commentary exemplifies the close connections between ancient Greece and medieval Muslim scholarship and the ways Muslim scholars navigated an appreciation for Aristotelian philosophy alongside a commitment to their cultural and religious systems.

How long is Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric?

Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric by Lahcen El Yazghi Ezzaher is 325 pages long, and a total of 82,875 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 32 minutes to read Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric aloud.

What Reading Level is Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric?

Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Rhetoric is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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