The philosophy of Avicenna and its influence on medieval Europe
| Title | The philosophy of Avicenna and its influence on medieval Europe |
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| Original title | La philosophie d'Avicenne et son influence en Europe médiévale |
| Author | A. M. Goichon; transl. from the French w. notes, annot. & a preface by M. S. Khan |
| Publication | Motilal Banarsidass |
| Size | IX, 119p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Philosophy--Oriental Philosophy--Persian Philosophy--Medieval Western Avicenna (aka Ibn-Sina, 980-1037) |
| Notes | Avicenna, also known as Ibn-Sina, was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age. Ibn Sīnā wrote extensively on early Islamic philosophy, especially the subjects logic, ethics, and metaphysics, including treatises named Logic and Metaphysics. Most of his works were written in Arabic – then the language of science in the Middle East – and some in Persian. Of linguistic significance even to this day are a few books that he wrote in nearly pure Persian language (particularly the Danishnamah-yi 'Ala', Philosophy for Ala' ad-Dawla'). Ibn Sīnā's commentaries on Aristotle often criticized the philosopher, encouraging a lively debate in the spirit of ijtihad. Avicenna's Neoplatonic scheme of "emanations" became fundamental in the Kalam (school of theological discourse) in the 12th century. His Book of Healing became available in Europe in partial Latin translation some fifty years after its composition, uder the title Sufficientia, and some authors have identified a "Latin Avicennism" as flourishing for some time, paralleling the more influential Latin Averroism, but suppressed by the Parisian decrees of 1210 and 1215. Avicenna's psychology and theory of knowledge are said to have influenced William of Auvergne, Bishop of Paris and Albertus Magnus, while his metaphysics had an impact on the thought of Thomas Aquinas. [wikipedia] |
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