Interpreting Avicenna: Critical EssaysPeter Adamson Avicenna is the greatest philosopher of the Islamic world. His immense impact on Christian and Jewish medieval thought, as well as on the subsequent Islamic tradition, is charted in this volume alongside studies which provide a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of his philosophy. Contributions from leading scholars address a wide range of topics including Avicenna's life and works, conception of philosophy and achievement in logic and medicine. His ideas in the main areas of philosophy, such as epistemology, philosophy of religion and physics, are also analyzed. While serving as a general introduction to Avicenna's thought, this collection of critical essays also represents the cutting edge of scholarship on this most influential philosopher of the medieval era. |
Contents
Avicennas philosophical project | 28 |
Avicenna on the syllogism | 48 |
Avicennas natural philosophy | 71 |
Avicenna on medical practice epistemology | 91 |
Avicennas epistemological optimism | 109 |
Avicennas metaphysics | 143 |
From the necessary existent to God | 170 |
Avicennas Islamic reception | 190 |
The reception of Avicenna in Jewish cultures | 214 |
The reception of Avicenna in Latin medieval culture | 242 |
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