It treats logic, the natural sciences, psychology, the quadrivium geometry, astronomy, mathematics, and music, and metaphysics and is a major. He wrote that at the most common level, the influence of the mind on the body can be seen in voluntary movements, in that the body obeys whenever the mind wishes to move the body. And the beast shall come forth surrounded by a roiling cloud of vengeance. The title of avicennas second en cyclopaedic work, the kitab alshifa book of healing is particularly appropriate. Avicenna, or abu ali alhusayn ibn abdullah ibn sina, the islamic. In the final sections of the paper, i illustrate the ways avicenna applies and amplifies his division of truth within the ontological, aitiological, theological, and epistemological parts of his metaphysics. Avicenna, the most influential of islamic philosophers, pro. Through marmuras skill as a translator and his extensive annotations, avicennas touchstone of islamic philosophy is more accessible. The book of healing a voluminous philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia by the muslim philosopher and physician avicenna.
The metaphysics of the healing brigham young university. Ibn sinas metaphysics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. The book of healing or the book of the remedy is the longest encyclopaedia. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The house of the unbelievers shall be razed and they shall be scorched to the earth. It will be appealing to those who own an alternative medicine center, holistic establishment, wellness and spa center, or body treatment salon. Now translated by michael marmura, the metaphysics is the climactic conclusion to this towering work. Also called the cure it is intended to cure or heal ignorance of the soul. Books by avicenna sorted by popularity project gutenberg. One of the important works of avicenna is a book about the treatment of kidney diseases which was translated by andrea. Sufficientia is a scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by abu ali ibn sina avicenna from medieval persia, near bukhara in maverounnahr. The book of healing is a scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by abu ali ibn sina avicenna from medieval persia, near bukhara in maverounnahr. The healing metaphysicsalshifa alilahiyyat translated by.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The author of more than 200 books on medicine and philosophy, avicenna followed and further expanded on the tradition of. Ali ibn sina, in latin he is know as avicenna and his most famous works are those on philosophy and medicine. His book kitab alshifa the book of healing is a philosophical work that was a matter of. Avicenna, the most influential of islamic philosophers, produced the healing as his magnum. Avicenna ad 980 to 1037 and the care of the newborn. In the book of healing, avicenna discussed the mind, its existence, the mind and body relationship, sensation, perception, etc. Ibn sina created an extensive corpus of works during what is commonly known as the islamic golden age, in which the translations of grecoroman, persian, and indian. His philosophical views have engaged the attention of western thinkers over several centuries, and his books have been among the most important sources in philosophy. Despite its title, it is not concerned with medicine. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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