Avicenna / Jon McGinnis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGinnis, Jon, author.

Series:

Great medieval thinkers.

Great Medieval Thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avicenna, 980-1037.

Avicenna.

Islamic philosophy--History.

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ibn Sina -- Avicenna in Latin -- (980-1037) played a considerable role in the development of both eastern and western philosophy and science. This book provides a general introduction to Avicenna's intellectual system and offer a careful philosophical analysis of most of the major aspects of his thought, presented in such a way as to be accessible to students as well as serving as a resource for specialists in Islamic studies, philosophers, and historians of science.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Avicenna's Intellectual and Historical Milieu; 2. Logic and Science; 3. Natural Science; 4. Psychology I: Soul and the Senses; 5. Psychology II: Intellect; 6. Metaphysics I: Theology; 7. Metaphysics II: Cosmology; 8. Value Theory; 9. Medicine and the Life Sciences; 10. The Avicennan Heritage; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-533148-6

0-19-971596-3

OCLC:

960163158