Major Works

• Commentary on Plato’s Republic

  - Averroes, Commentary on Plato's Republic, trans. Ralph Lerner, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.    
  Averroes’ major statement on Platonic philosophy. From a review: “Because of the importance of Averroes (as a Muslim he is significant for both Platonic and Islamic thought), it is good to have Lerner’s new and thoughtful interpretation,… More

Commentary

• “The Devolution of the Perfect State: Plato, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Khaldun”

  - Fakhry, Majid. "The Devolution of the Perfect State: Plato, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Khaldun." Arab Civilization. Challenge and Response. Studies in Honor of Constantine K. Zurayk, ed. G. N. Atiyeh, Ibrahim M. Oweiss, Albany: SUNY, 1988, pp. 88-97.

• “On Ibn Rushd, Philosophy and the Arab World”

  - Mahdi, Muhsin. "On Ibn Rushd, Philosophy and the Arab World." Alif 16 (1996): 255-258.
  An interview with Muhsin Mahdi.

• “A Comparison Between Khumaini’s Government of the Jurist and The Commentary on Plato’s Republic of Ibn Rushd”

  - Martin, V. "A Comparison Between Khumaini's Government of the Jurist and The Commentary on Plato's Republic of Ibn Rushd."  Journal of Islamic Studies 7 (1996): 16-31.

• “The Philosopher as Legislator”

  - Lerner, Ralph. "The Philosopher as Legislator." Adaptations and Innovations. Studies on the Interaction between Jewish and Islamic Thought and Literature from the Early Middle Ages to the Late Twentieth Century, Dedicated to Professor Joel L. Kraemer, ed. Y. Tzvi Langermann, Josef Stern. Paris: Louvain, 2007, pp. 269-283.

• “Averroes’ Understanding of the Philosopher’s Role in Society”

  - Ivry, Alfred L. "Averroes' Understanding of the Philosopher's Role in Society." Islamic Thought in the Middle Ages. Studies in Text, Transmission and Translation, in Honour of Hans Daiber, ed. Anna Akasoy, Wim Raven Leiden, Brill: Boston, 2008, pp. 113-122.

• Some Considerations on Averroes’ Views regarding Women and their Role in Society

  - Belo,Catarina. "Some Considerations on Averroes’ Views regarding Women and their Role in Society." Journal of Islamic Studies 20 (2009): 1-20.