1. Averroes - Noun
2. Averroes - Proper noun
Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
Source: WordNetOne of the reasons my name is Rushdie is that my father was an admirer of Ibn Rush'd, the 12th century Arab philosopher known as Averroes in the West. In his time, he was making the non-literalist case for interpreting the Koran. Salman Rushdie
Now here is a treasure, Averroës Commentaries on Aristotle in a tolerable translation from the Arabic by Gerard of Cremona. Michael Swanwick
Averroes' position that the most logically valid proof should be physical rather than metaphysical (because then metaphysics would be proving itself) was in conscious opposition to the position of Avicenna. Source: Internet
Averroes' term for the argument was Dalīl al-ˁināya, which can be translated as "argument from providence". Source: Internet
Averroes also provided a description of sunspots in the 12th century. Source: Internet
See for example page 194. In fact then, Averroes treated the teleological argument as one of two "religious" arguments for the existence of God. Source: Internet