Question
Medieval European authors referred to this philosopher as “the Commentator” because translations of his commentaries were the main source of Aristotle’s writings. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Andalusian philosopher whose doctrines include “double truth” and the unity of the intellect.
ANSWER: Averroes [or Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rushd]
[10h] This third-century Peripatetic was nicknamed “the Commentator” by Simplicius and John Philoponus. Against the Thomists and the Averroists, a Renaissance school founded by Pietro Pomponazzi defended this philosopher’s belief in the mortality of the soul.
ANSWER: Alexander of Aphrodisias [accept Alexandrists]
[10m] The colonial American preacher “Scott the Commentator,” who had this first name, published the pamphlet Rights of God. In Rights of Man, another man with this first name refuted Edmund Burke’s Reflections.
ANSWER: Thomas [accept Thomas Scott; accept Thomas Paine]
<FW, Philosophy (Any/Other)>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | N | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |