Ibn Sina (Avicenna) - The Great Metaphysician
Ibn Sina, known to the Western as Avicenna, is well-known for his dedication to medicine in the middle ages. Nonetheless, actually Ibn Sina is the great metaphysician dealing with the first principle of philosophy, that is metaphysics. Even though much influenced by his predecessor, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina developed his philosophy by himself. Ibn Sina is both Aristotelian and Neoplatonist in the Islamic philosophy,
Avicenna's concept of emanation seems different enough from al-Farabi's. Many Islamic scholars consider Avicenna the important philosopher leading philosophy to its highest peak in the medieval period. Unfortunately, there are only few conversations on his mystical philosophy--we'll try to investigate that thing next month.
References:
Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi, “Ibn Sina’s Concept of Wājib al-Wujūd”, Tsaqafah, Vol. 7 (2), 2011
Herbert A. Davidson, Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect: Their Cosmologies, Theories of the Active Intellect, and Theories of Human Intellect (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992)
Majid Fakhry, Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism: A Short Introduction (Oxford: Oneworld, 1997)
Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Oliver Leaman (eds.), History of Islamic Philosophy (London & New York: Routledge, 1996)
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Three Muslim Sages: Avicenna, Suhrawardī, Ibn ‘Arabī (New York: Caravan Books, 1997)
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Avicenna's concept of emanation seems different enough from al-Farabi's. Many Islamic scholars consider Avicenna the important philosopher leading philosophy to its highest peak in the medieval period. Unfortunately, there are only few conversations on his mystical philosophy--we'll try to investigate that thing next month.
References:
Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi, “Ibn Sina’s Concept of Wājib al-Wujūd”, Tsaqafah, Vol. 7 (2), 2011
Herbert A. Davidson, Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect: Their Cosmologies, Theories of the Active Intellect, and Theories of Human Intellect (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992)
Majid Fakhry, Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism: A Short Introduction (Oxford: Oneworld, 1997)
Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Oliver Leaman (eds.), History of Islamic Philosophy (London & New York: Routledge, 1996)
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Three Muslim Sages: Avicenna, Suhrawardī, Ibn ‘Arabī (New York: Caravan Books, 1997)
Forgive me because my videos have not been good enough. I promise to keep improving each of my next videos.
#avicenna #ibnsina #perennialwisdom
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