attraverro

Attraverro is a term with limited use in contemporary scholarship and does not represent a widely recognized concept in philosophy or medieval studies. It appears as a neologism formed by combining the Italian word attraverso (through, via) with Averroism, and is used by a small number of writers to signal an approach that foregrounds a through-line in Averroist interpretation. Because there is no consensus on its definition or scope, its exact sense varies by author.

In practice, attraverro is not a formal school or doctrine; rather, it functions as a stylistic or methodological label. Some writers employ the term to describe reading strategies that trace how Averroes’s commentarial tradition mediates Aristotle’s philosophy across different languages and cultures, while others use it more loosely to indicate engagement with Averroes’s ideas through modern critical frameworks. There is no standardized set of theses associated with attraverro, and it should be distinguished from established terms such as Averroism and Ibn Rushd.

Because the term is not widely established, works referencing attraverro should be consulted directly to understand the author’s intended meaning. See also Averroism, Ibn Rushd, Aristotle in medieval philosophy, Renaissance and medieval commentary on Aristotle. References: None widely recognized.