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Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on intellect
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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.
| Title |
Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on intellect : their cosmologies, theories of the active intellect, and theories of human intellect / Herbert A. Davidson. [electronic resource] |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
New York Oxford University Press |
| Creation Date |
2023 |
| Notes |
Includes index. Previously issued in print: 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Contents 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 |
| Series |
Oxford scholarship online. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (374 pages) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010711063905171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Avicenna, 980-1037.
- Averroës, 1126-1198.
- Fārābī.
- Philosophy, Islamic Greek influences.
- Intellect.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Islamic cosmology.
- nne Cosmology, Islamic
- Muslim cosmology
- Mind, Philosophy of
- Mind, Theory of
- Theory of mind
- Human intelligence
- Intelligence
- Mind
- Arabic philosophy
- Muslim philosophy
- nne Philosophy, Islamic
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