Alfarabi, avicenna, and averroes, on intellect : their cosmologies, theories of the active i ntellect, & of human intellect.

Medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian philosophers of the 16th century considered the distinction between the potential and the active intellect as a key to deciphering the nature of man and the universe. This study examines the manner in which three specific philosophers dealt with the issue.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davidson, Herbert A. (Herbert Alan), 1932-2021
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford Univ Press, 1992.
Temas:
Fārābī
Avicenna, > 980-1037.
Averroës, > 1126-1198.
Averroës, > 1126-1198
Avicenna, > 980-1037
Islamic philosophy > Greek influences.
Intellect.
Philosophy of mind.
Islamic cosmology.
Intelligence
Intelligence.
Philosophie de l'esprit.
Cosmologie islamique.
Intellect
Islamic cosmology
Islamic philosophy > Greek influences
Philosophy of mind
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Greek and Arabic Antecedents; 3. Alfarabi on Emanation, the Active Intellect, and Human Intellect; 4. Avicenna on Emanation, the Active Intellect, and Human Intellect; 5. Reverberations of the Theories of Alfarabi and Avicenna; 6. Averroes on Emanation and on the Active Intellect as a Cause of Existence; 7. Averroes on the Material Intellect; 8. Averroes on the Active Intellect as the Cause of Human Thought; Index.

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