Ruth Glasner presents an illuminating reappraisal of the role played by the 12th-century Andalusian Muslim polymath Averroes in the development of medieval science and philosophy. She reveals how Averroes pioneered a bold new atomistic physical theory, and shows that he deserves at last to be recognized as an original and sophisticated philosopher.

Ruth Glasner studied mathematics, physics and philosophy at the Hebrew University. She is currently a professor at the program for the history and philosophy of science at the Hebrew University

• Part 1: The Complexity of Averroes' Writing


• 1: Description of the Corpus


• 2: The Order of Writing


• 3: The Changing Cultural Contexts


• 4: Versions and Revisions


• 5: The Late Stratum of the Long Commentary


• Part 2: Averroes' New Physics


• 6: The Turning Point of Physics VIII: The Breakdown of Determinism


• 7: The Turning-Point of Physics VI: The Breakdown of Motion


• 8: The Turning-Point of Physics VII: The Breakdown of Physical Body