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| Avicenna: Avicenna, born 980, was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to various fields including medicine, philosophy, and astronomy. His works shaped Islamic and European intellectual traditions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on Avicenna - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 131 Avicenna/Höffe: Islam owes a (...) revolutionary change to one Contemporaries of >al-Mawardi, the Persian philosopher, physician and experienced politician Ibn Sina, who was influenced by al-Farabi and his new understanding of philosophy, latinized Avicenna (980-1037). Philosophy: through his model of integration - philosophy remains autonomous but takes up important topics of theology - he is not only the most influential thinker of Islam, but also one of the most outstanding philosophers of the entire Middle Ages. Main work: Book of the Healing of the Soul from the Error "Kitab as-Sifa, 1027). >Politics/Avicenna._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16