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Avicenna and the Aristotelian tradition : introduction to reading Avicenna's philosophical works /

This is the second, revised and updated, edition of this foundational work introducing a reading of Avicenna's philosophical works that is consistent with his intention and purpose in philosophy. Its usefulness is enhanced with a new appendix offering a critical inventory of Avicenna's aut...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gutas, Dimitri (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
Edición:Second, revised, and enlarged edition.
Colección:Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 89.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface to the Second Edition (2014); Acknowledgments; Introduction to the First Edition (1988); Layout of the Work; Part One. Documents on Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition; Chapter One. Personal Texts by Avicenna and His Disciples on His Relation to the Aristotelian Tradition; Chapter Two. An Inventory and Relative Chronology of Avicenna's Major Philosophical Works. Their Organization and Contents in Relation to the Aristotelian Tradition; Part Two. Avicenna's Reception of the Aristotelian Tradition.
  • Chapter Three. Avicenna's Intellectual Upbringing: The Autobiography and Its InterpretationChapter Four. Avicenna's Conception of the History of Philosophy; Chapter Five. Avicenna's Conception of the Praxis of Philosophy; Part Three. Avicenna's Integration of the Aristotelian Tradition; Chapter Six. The Resolution of the Major Points of Conflict with the Aristotelian Tradition; Chapter Seven. The Evolution of Avicenna's Attitude toward Aristotle, the Aristotelian Tradition, and His Own Work; Chapter Eight. The Elaboration of Methods; Coda. Avicenna's Philosophical Project.
  • Appendix. Inventory of Avicenna's Authentic WorksPart One. Tetrapla: Synopsis of the Four Lists of Avicenna's Works; Part Two. Inventory of Avicenna's Authentic Works; Part Three. Conspectus of Avicenna's Authentic Works; Index of the Titles of Avicenna's Works I: Arabic & Persian; Index of the Titles of Avicenna's Works II: English.