Podcast: The Enduring Relevance of Averroës’ Works

Ali Benmakhlouf , CAS -UM6P

January 11, 2026

Radio France

Why do the works of Averroës continue to illuminate fundamental questions about human existence, transcending centuries and historical contexts?

In this episode, Ali Benmakhlouf, philosopher at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Ben Guerir, Morocco, emeritus professor at Université Paris-Est-Créteil, and honorary member of the Institut Universitaire de France, explores the lasting significance of Averroës’ thought.

Averroës was a thinker who engaged with many domains of human knowledge in the 12th century. Eight centuries later, the words and concepts underlying his philosophy remain strikingly relevant in contemporary discourse.