İbn-i Rüşd ( Arapça: ابن رشد; Künyesi Ebū 'l-Velīd Muḥammed ibn Aḥmed ibn Muḥammed ibn Rüşd ابوالوليد محمد بن احمد بن محمد بن رشد; Latince: Averroes, d. 1126 - o. 10 Aralık 1198), Endülüslü-Arap felsefeci ve hekim, bir felsefe, fıkıh, matematik ve tıp alımı. Kurtuba'da doğdu ve Marakeş, Fas'ta oldu. İbn-i Rüşd'e göre biricik filozof Aristo'ydu
Islamic philosopher and scientist. He became physician to several sultans and also twice served as vizier. His Canon of Medicine was long a standard work in the field. He is known for his great encyclopaedia of philosophy, The Book of Healing. His other writings include The Book of Salvation and The Book of Directives and Remarks. His interpretations of Aristotle influenced European Scholasticism. His system rests on a conception of God as the necessary existent: only in God do essence (what God is) and existence (that God is) coincide