Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd
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- Medieval scholars studied the commentaries written by Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd on Aristotle's philosophy.
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The works of Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd influenced both Islamic and Christian philosophers.
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Did you know that Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd was also a physician?
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Many historians regard Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd as a key bridge between ancient and modern thought.
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Many historians regard Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd as a key bridge between ancient and modern thought.
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Medieval scholars studied the commentaries written by Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd on Aristotle's philosophy.
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The works of Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd influenced both Islamic and Christian philosophers.
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A Muslim thinker and doctor from Spain in the Middle Ages who explained Aristotle's ideas
A Muslim thinker from Spain who explained Aristotle to people in Europe
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Abul-Walid + Mohammed + ibn-Ahmad + Ibn-Mohammed + Ibn-Roshd
This string is a proper name made of personal and patronymic elements; its referential meaning (that the person was an influential philosopher, jurist, and physician) cannot be derived from knowing the constituent names. Proper nouns are largely arbitrary and non-compositional for learners—even if a learner recognizes 'Mohammed' or 'ibn' they would not infer the biographical information—so it is not transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd is a traditional Arabic name that reads like a family line: Abul-Walid means 'father of Walid' and the ibn parts such as ibn-Ahmad, Ibn-Mohammed, ibn-Roshd mean 'son of' someone. He was a famous philosopher from Spain in the 1100s, often called 'Averroes', and the long name helps you remember he was the real scholar who wrote important explanations of Aristotle's ideas.