Averroes defends the rather surprising notion that all of mankind shares a single intellect.
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HoP 151 - Single Minded - Averroes on the Intellect
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 151 - Single Minded - Averroes on the Intellect
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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