Avicenna And His Heritage

Author : Jules L. Janssens,D. De Smet
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9058672093

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Avicenna and His Heritage by Jules L. Janssens,D. De Smet Pdf

Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, may be considered to be a major figure of the history of Arabo-Islamic philosophy, medicine and science. His influence was substantial and enduring, not only in the Islamic world, but also in medieval Christian-Latin and Jewish circles. This volume includes contributions of eminent scholars in very different fields of Avicenna's thought and influence. New insights are offered inter alia on the different ways of reception of his philosophy in the Islamic East or, more specifically, in Isma'ili thought, or in the great Shi'ite Iranian thinker, i.e., Mullah Sadra; on a recently--thus far unknown--treatise on ethics; on the phenomenon of pseudepigraphica related to Avicenna; on several innovative ideas in Avicenna's logic, physics, metaphysics and zoology; on the difficult issue of hendyades in the Avicenna Latinus; on Albert the Great's probable knowledge of Avicenna's Preface to the latter's opus magnum; on William of Auvergne's and Duns Scotus' critical use of Avicennian ideas in several aspects of their philosophy; on the significance of Avicenna for such particular doctrines as that of relation in Henry of Ghent or of evil in Thomas of Aquinas; on Avicenna's direct or indirect influence on medieval Jewish philosophy, and, more particularly, on Maimonides; on the place of Avicenna's medical thought in the Arabo-Islamic tradition and on the way it was dealt with in medieval Europe. Herewith, a serious basis is laid for a better understanding of Avicenna's thought and its spread.

Author : Kadircan Hidir Keskinbora
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3631830564

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Revisiting Ibn Sina's (Avicenna) Heritage by Kadircan Hidir Keskinbora Pdf

Ibn Sina - or Avicenna as he is known in the Latin West - is perhaps the most representative figure of medicine and philosophy in the world. His influence was not limited to the East, but also extended profoundly to the West. In brief, he was an authority in the Islamic East and Latin West.

Author : Jules Janssens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000298468

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Ibn Sina and his Influence on the Arabic and Latin World by Jules Janssens Pdf

This volume focuses on Ibn Sina - the Avicenna of the Latin West - and the enormous impact of his philosophy in both the Islamic and Christian worlds. Jules Janssens opens with a new introductory article, surveying the position of work in the field. The next studies look at Ibn Sina's work and thought, inspired by Alexandrian Neoplatonism on the one hand, and the Qur'an on the other, notably his views on the relationship between God and the world, within the context of Islam. There follow explorations of Ibn Sina's influence on later philosophers, first within the Islamic world and with particular reference to al-Ghazzali, but also, once translated into Latin, in the scholastic world of the West, on figures such as Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, and above all Henry of Ghent.

Author : Avicenna,Ab? ?Al? al-?usayn b. ?Abd All?h Ibn S?n?,?Abd al-W??id J?zj?n?
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 087395226X

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The Life of Ibn Sina by Avicenna,Ab? ?Al? al-?usayn b. ?Abd All?h Ibn S?n?,?Abd al-W??id J?zj?n? Pdf

Author : Avicenna,Laleh Bakhtiar
Publisher : Kazi Publications
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : UVA:X004913803

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The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna,Laleh Bakhtiar Pdf

Vol. 2: Published for the first time in English alphabetical order, vol. 2 (of the 5 original volumes) of "Canon of Medicine" (Law of Natural Healing), is an essential addition to the history of medicine as it holds a treasure of information on natural pharmaceuticals used for over 1000 years to heal various diseases and disorders. Fully color illustrated with a 150 page, 7000 word index of the healing properties of each of the entries, the text itself is an alphabetical listing of the natural pharmaceuticals of the simple compounds. By simple compounds, Avicenna includes the individual plants, herbs, animals and minerals that have healing properties. Avicenna lists 800 tested natural pharmaceuticals including plant, animal and mineral substances. The compiler has included the Latin, Persian and Arabic names of the drugs along with artistic renderings of the drugs as illustrations as well as Avicenna's Tables or Grid for each entry that describes the individual, specific qualities of simple drugs.

Author : Dimitri Gutas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000246155

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Orientations of Avicenna's Philosophy by Dimitri Gutas Pdf

The volume brings together seventeen studies on Avicenna by Dimitri Gutas, written over the past twenty-five years. They aim to establish Avicenna’s historical and philosophical context as a means to determining his philosophical project and the orientations of his thought. They deal with his life and works, his method, his epistemology, and his later reception in the Islamic world, ending with a programmatic essay on the state of the field of Avicennan studies and future agenda. Occasioned by issues raised in Gutas’s monograph on Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition (whose second edition has just appeared), they form a substantive complement to it. For this reprint, a number of the essays have been reset and accordingly revised and updated. Provided with exhaustive indexes of names, places, subjects, and technical terms, the volume constitutes a new and major research tool for the study of Avicenna and his heritage.

Author : Dmitri N. Popov
Publisher : Dmitri N. Popov
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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"Avicenna: Sage of the East - Unveiling the Legacy of the Islamic Philosopher and Physician " by Dmitri N. Popov Pdf

Annotation: "Avicenna: Sage of the East" is an insightful exploration of the life, philosophy, and medical contributions of Abū-ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn-ʿAbdallāh Ibn-Sīnā, commonly known as Avicenna. This annotation provides a glimpse into the book's key themes, historical context, and the enduring impact of Avicenna's work. The narrative begins by immersing readers in the cultural and intellectual landscape of the Islamic world during Avicenna's time, setting the stage for his emergence as a preeminent philosopher and physician. The author skillfully weaves together historical anecdotes and scholarly analysis to offer a comprehensive understanding of Avicenna's life, education, and the challenges he faced in a tumultuous era. The book delves into Avicenna's philosophical achievements, elucidating his contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and epistemology. It carefully explores his magnum opus, "The Book of Healing," and "The Canon of Medicine," shedding light on how these seminal works became foundational texts not only in the Islamic world but also in medieval Europe, influencing figures like Thomas Aquinas. One of the book's strengths lies in its detailed examination of Avicenna's medical legacy.

Author : Parviz Morewedge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Metaphysics
ISBN : LCCN:73001404

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The 'Metaphysica' of Avicenna (ibn Sīnā) by Parviz Morewedge Pdf

Author : Aisha Khan
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404205098

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Avicenna (Ibn Sina) by Aisha Khan Pdf

Presents the life, times, and legacy of the Muslim physician and philosopher Avicenna.

Author : Dag Nikolaus Hasse,Amos Bertolacci
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781614516972

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The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Avicenna's Physics and Cosmology by Dag Nikolaus Hasse,Amos Bertolacci Pdf

Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā) greatly influenced later medieval thinking about the earth and the cosmos, not only in his own civilization, but also in Hebrew and Latin cultures. The studies presented in this volume discuss the reception of prominent theories by Avicenna from the early 11th century onwards by thinkers like Averroes, Fahraddin ar-Razi, Samuel ibn Tibbon or Albertus Magnus. Among the topics which receive particular attention are the definition and existence of motion and time. Other important topics are covered too, such as Avicenna’s theories of vacuum, causality, elements, substantial change, minerals, floods and mountains. It emerges, among other things, that Avicenna inherited to the discussion an acute sense for the epistemological status of natural science and for the mental and concrete existence of its objects. The volume also addresses the philological and historical circumstances of the textual tradition and sheds light on the translators Dominicus Gundisalvi, Avendauth and Alfred of Sareshel in particular. The articles of this volume are presented by scholars who convened in 2013 to discuss their research on the influence of Avicenna’s physics and cosmology in the Villa Vigoni, Italy.

Author : Damien Janos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110652086

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Avicenna on the Ontology of Pure Quiddity by Damien Janos Pdf

This study focuses on the metaphysics of the great Arabic philosopher Avicenna (or Ibn Sīnā, d. 1037 C.E.). More specifically, it delves into Avicenna’s theory of quiddity or essence, a topic which seized the attention of thinkers both during the medieval and modern periods. Building on recent contributions in Avicennian studies, this book proposes a new and comprehensive interpretation of Avicenna’s theory of ‘the pure quiddity’ (also known as ‘the quiddity in itself’) and of its ontology. The study provides a careful philological analysis of key passages gleaned from the primary sources in Arabic and a close philosophical contextualization of Avicenna’s doctrines in light of the legacy of ancient Greek philosophy in Islam and the early development of Arabic philosophy (falsafah) and theology (kalām). The study pays particular attention to how Avicenna’s theory of quiddity relates to the ancient Greek philosophical discussion about the universals or common things and Mu’tazilite ontology. Its main thesis is that Avicenna articulated a sophisticated doctrine of the ontology of essence in light of Greek and Bahshamite sources, which decisively shaped subsequent intellectual history in Islam and the Latin West.

Author : Nancy G. Siraisi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781400858651

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Avicenna in Renaissance Italy by Nancy G. Siraisi Pdf

The Canon of Avicenna, one of the principal texts of Arabic origin to be assimilated into the medical learning of medieval Europe, retained importance in Renaissance and early modern European medicine. After surveying the medieval reception of the book, Nancy Siraisi focuses on the Canon in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy, and especially on its role in the university teaching of philosophy of medicine and physiological theory. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Henry Corbin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400859061

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Avicenna and the Visionary Recital by Henry Corbin Pdf

In this work a distinguished scholar of Islamic religion examines the mysticism and psychological thought of the great eleventh-century Persian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina), author of over a hundred works on theology, logic, medicine, and mathematics. Henry Corbin's discovery in an Istanbul library of the manuscript of a Persian translation of and commentary on Avicenna's Hayy ibn Yaqzan, written in Arabic, led him to an analysis of three of Avicenna's mystical "recitals." These form an initiatory cycle leading the adept along the path of spiritual progress. In Part I Corbin summarizes the great themes that show the philosophical situation of Avicennan man in the cosmos and presents translations of these three great Avicennan recitals. Part II is a complete translation, with notes, of the Persian commentary. Originally published in 1960. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Dimitri Gutas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004262072

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Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition by Dimitri Gutas Pdf

This is the second, revised and updated, edition of this foundational work introducing a reading of Avicenna's philosophical works that is consistent with his intention and purpose in philosophy. Its usefulness is enhanced with a new appendix offering a critical inventory of Avicenna's authentic works that incorporates and updates Mahdavi (1954).

Author : Y. Tzvi Langermann
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Islam
ISBN : 2503527531

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Avicenna and His Legacy by Y. Tzvi Langermann Pdf

The centuries immediately following upon the monumental achievements of Avicenna (d. 1036) have been rightly characterized as a golden age of science and philosophy. Generation after generation scrutinized the Avicennan legacy, explicating and expanding upon the wealth of writings left by the master. Critical thinking in logic and astronomy, medicine and metaphysics spurred many new developments. This volume presents seventeen essays on Avicenna, his followers and his critics, many of whom are just now being introduced to western scholarship. The contributors to Avicenna and his Legacy include both established scholars as well as some of the best of the new generation.