Author : Dag Nikolaus Hasse
Release : 2011-12-23
Genre : Philosophy
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The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Avicenna's Metaphysics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Avicenna's Metaphysics write by Dag Nikolaus Hasse. This book was released on 2011-12-23. The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Avicenna's Metaphysics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Avicenna’s Metaphysics (in Arabic: Ilâhiyyât) is the most important and influential metaphysical treatise of classical and medieval times after Aristotle. This volume presents studies on its direct and indirect influence in Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin culture from the time of its composition in the early eleventh century until the sixteenth century. Among the philosophical topics which receive particular attention are the distinction between essence and existence, the theory of universals, the concept of God as the necessary being and the theory of emanation. It is shown how authors such as Averroes, Abraham ibn Daud, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus react to Avicenna’s metaphysical theories. The studies also address the philological and historical circumstances of the textual tradition in three different medieval cultures. The studies are written by a distinguished international team of contributors, who convened in 2008 to discuss their research in the Villa Vigoni, Italy.