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Ibn Bajjah (Avempace)
Saragossa, spain
Archival Overview
Pioneering Andalusian philosopher, astronomer, and musician known to the Latin West as Avempace, author of The Regime of the Solitary and critic of Ptolemaic epicycles.
Biographical Record
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya (Ibn Bajjah, c. 1085–1138) served as vizier to the Almoravid governor of Saragossa before relocating to Seville and Fez. He was the first great philosophical commentator on Aristotle in Islamic Spain, writing foundational treatises on physics, optics, and psychology.
In his philosophical masterwork 'Tadbir al-Mutawahhid' ('The Regime of the Solitary'), he explored how the enlightened philosopher must live like a solitary weed (nawabit) within an imperfect society, preserving intellectual autonomy and ascending toward intellectual conjunction with the Active Intellect. His theories on velocity and resistance influenced Galileo Galilei.
Key Life Milestones
The Regime of the Solitary (Tadbir al-Mutawahhid)
Penned his masterpiece on existential intellectual solitude and political ethics.
Critique of Ptolemaic Astronomy
Formulated early physical arguments against Ptolemy's epicycles and equants, anticipating the Maragha revolution.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialFez, Morocco