Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.
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The state of the debate : Enlightenment in contemporary Arab thought -- Revelation and reason, and politics : Averroes' account -- Revelation and reason, and politics, in the Enlightenment : Kant's account -- General comparison : outlining the philosophical projects of Averroes and Kant -- Mutual dependency or supreme rationality? : reason and revelation in Averroes and Kant -- Conclusion : searching for enlightenment.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Compares the ideologies of 12th-century Arab philosopher Averroes to Immanuel Kant, focusing on their respective implications on two social groups: the elite in the case of Averroes and the public in the case of Kant.