OverviewAn Andalusian thinker known in Latin scholarship as Avempace.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 1138 CE
Life and settingIbn Bajja combined philosophical writing with interests in medicine and the sciences. His life was shaped by the politics of al-Andalus and the Maghrib.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis work on the solitary thinker examines intellectual life within imperfect societies. Later philosophers, including Ibn Rushd, engaged with his ideas.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
