The heirs of Avicenna : philosophy in the Islamic East, 12-13th centuries : metaphysics and theology / by Peter Adamson, Fedor Benevich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adamson, Peter, 1972- author.

Benevich, Fedor, author.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Islamicate intellectual history ; v. 12.1.

Islamicate intellectual history, 2212-8662 ; volume 12.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Islamic philosophy.

Creation (Islam).

metaphysics.

Physical Description:

732 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Heirs of Avicenna : metaphysics and theology

Philosophy in the Islamic east, 12-13th centuries : metaphysics and theology

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Summary:

"This is the first in a series of sourcebooks charting the reception of Avicenna (Ibn Sina, d.1037) in the Islamic East (from Syria to central Asia) in the 12th-13th centuries CE. Avicenna was the dominant philosophical authority in this period, who provoked generations of thinkers to subtle critique, defense, and development of his ideas. The series will translate and analyze hundreds of passages from works by such figures as al-Ghazali, al-Suhrawardi, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Na?ir al-Din al-?usi, and many more. This volume focuses especially on issues in metaphysics, dealing with topics like the essence-existence distinction, the problem of universals, free will and determinism, Platonic Forms, good and evil, proofs of God's existence, and the relationship between philosophy and theology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. The Subject Matter of Metaphysics and Kalam

2. The Essence-Existence Distinction

3. Univocity and Equivocity of Existence

4. Non-Existence and Mental Existence

5. Universals

6. Platonic Forms

7. Individuation

8. Proofs for God's Existence

9 God's Essence

10. God's Knowledge

11. God's Knowledge of Particulars

12. Free Will, Determinism, and Human Action

13. Good and Evil

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Adamson, Peter, 1972- Heirs of Avicenna : philosophy in the Islamic east, 12-13th centuries

ISBN:

9789004503984

9004503986

OCLC:

1398513496