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paperback. Series: Great Medieval Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRAX; HRHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Ibn Sina - Avicenna in Latin - (980-1037) played a considerable role in the development of both eastern and western philosophy and science. His contributions to the fields of logic, natural science, psychology, metaphysics and theology and even medicine are difficult to overstate. The great Islamic philosopher al-Ghazali thought that if one could show the incoherence of Avicenna's thought, then one would have shown the incoherence of philosophy in general. No other author is directly cited by Thomas Aquinas more often than Avicenna. But Avicenna's significance and influence do not stop with the medieval period. His logic, natural philosophy, and ... Read more
Ibn Sina - Avicenna in Latin - (980-1037) played a considerable role in the development of both eastern and western philosophy and science. His contributions to the fields of logic, natural science, psychology, metaphysics and theology and even medicine are difficult to overstate. The great Islamic philosopher al-Ghazali thought that if one could show the incoherence of Avicenna's thought, then one would have shown the incoherence of philosophy in general. No other author is directly cited by Thomas Aquinas more often than Avicenna. But Avicenna's significance and influence do not stop with the medieval period. His logic, natural philosophy, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Great Medieval Thinkers
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195331486
SKU
V9780195331486
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About Jon McGinnis
Jon McGinnis is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Reviews for Avicenna
In sum, McGinnis' Avicenna is a boon to those interested in becoming acquainted with this rich, complex, and challenging thinker. It is a worthy addition to the 'Great Medieval Thinkers' series.
Jonathan Evans, University of Indianapolis
Jonathan Evans, University of Indianapolis