The Reception of Aristotle's Metaphysics in Avicenna's Kitāb al-Šifā'
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| Author | : Amos Bertolacci |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 693 |
| Release | : 2006-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789047408710 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9047408713 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Reception of Aristotle's Metaphysics in Avicenna's Kitāb al-Šifā' by : Amos Bertolacci
Book excerpt: The systematic comparison of Avicenna’s Ilāhiyyāt of the Šifā' with Aristotle’s Metaphysics, accomplished for the first time in the present volume, provides a detailed account of Avicenna’s reworking of the epistemological profile and contents of the Metaphysics and a comprehensive investigation of this latter’s transmission in pre-Avicennian Greek and Arabic philosophy.
