ALEXANDER ORWIN is Associate Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University.

• IntroductionAlexander Orwin Section 1: Averroes and His TeachersImposing Alfarabi on Plato: Averroes's Novel Placement of the Platonic CityAlexander OrwinIbn Bajja: An Independent Reader of the RepublicJosep Puig Montada Section 2: Poetry, Philosophy, and LogicExpelling Dialectics from the Ideal State: Making the World Safe for Philosophy in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Yehuda HalperMusic, Poetry, and Politics in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Douglas Kries Section 3: Law, Religion, and PhilosophyAverroes on Family and Property in the Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Catarina BeloNotes on Averroes's Political TeachingShlomo Pines (trans. Alexander Orwin)The Shari?a of the Republic: Islamic Law and Philosophy in Averroes Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Rasoul NamaziAn Indecisive Truth: Divine Law and Philosophy in the Decisive Treatise and Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Karen Taliaferro Section 4: Wisdom, Government, and the Character of the Political CommunityAverroes between Jihad and McWorldMichael KochinThe Essential Qualities of the Ruler in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"Rosalie Helena de Souza PereiraNatural Perfection or Divine FiatJoshua ParensPhilosopher Kings and Counsellors: How Should Philosophers Participate in Politics?Alexander Orwin Section 5: Averroes's Reception in EuropeThree Readings of Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic" in Medieval Jewish ThoughtAlexander GreenThe Two Hebrew-into-Latin Translations of Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic": Method, Motivation, and ContextMichael EngelBibliographyContributorsIndex