Averroes

After this weekend I can add Frankfurt and Zurich to my list of places I've been. Well the airports anyway. I was at our annual meeting of GPs with an interest in cardiology, in Palma De Majorca. We meet every year for a study weekend, exchange ideas, consider new studies, and above all, have fun. I don't know why I chose to go via these hubs but I did.
This year I talked about the Averroes trial. Now the trial is actually nothing to do with Averroes, for Averroes is the Western name given to to an Andalusian born Islamic scholar. He was a theologian, scientist and above all philosopher. He used Aristotelian philosophy and blended it with Islam, and somehow managed to link it all to Western philosophy. He was born in Cordoba, southern Spain and died in Marrakesh.
While I was in Frankfurt I got the call from the interview panel. Apparently they had three excellent candidate. He implied I was one of them, but didn't actually say that, and unfortunately, on this occasion, they selected someone else. Oh well, the job would have meant a whole upheaval. He offered to put me forward for a position on the committee, and I said I would really like that.