Averrhoism

Averroism, Averrhoism

the philosophy of Averroës, chiefly Aristotelianism tinged with Neoplatonism, asserting the unity of an active and divine intellect common to all while denying personal immortality. — Averroist, Averrhoist, n.Averroistic, Averrhoistic, adj.
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