This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sina, often known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna. After introducing the man and his works, with an overview of the historical context in which he lived, the book devotes chapters to the differen...

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1. Verfasser:	Adamson, Peter 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Oxford University Press [2023]
Schriftenreihe:	Very Short Introductions 736
Schlagworte:	Avicenna > 980-1037 > Asbāb ḥudūt al-ḥurūf Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften Islamische & Arabische Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie Metaphysik, Ontologie Islam: Theologie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie Philosophy: logic Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology Islamic theology Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600 Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sina, often known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna. After introducing the man and his works, with an overview of the historical context in which he lived, the book devotes chapters to the different areas of Ibn Sina's thought. Among the topics covered are his innovations in logic, his theory of the human soul and its powers, the relation between his medical writings andhis philosophy, and his metaphysics of existence. Particular attention is given to two famous arguments: his flying man thought experiment and the so-called "demonstration of the truthful," a proof for the existence of God as the Necessary Existent. A distinctive feature of the book is its attention to the relationshipbetween Ibn Sina and Islamic rational theology (kalam): in which we see how Ibn Sina responded to this tradition in many areas of his thought. A final chapter looks at Ibn Sina's legacy in both the Islamic world and in Latin Christendom. Here Adamson focuses on the critical responses to Ibn Sina in subsequent generations by such figures as al-Ghazali, al-Suhrawardi, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.
Beschreibung:	xix, 105 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 18 cm
ISBN:	9780192846983