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Ibn Sina’s Remarks and Admonitions: Physics and Metaphysics: An Analysis and Annotated Translation
Shams C. Inati
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Description for Ibn Sina’s Remarks and Admonitions: Physics and Metaphysics: An Analysis and Annotated Translation
Hardback. Translator(s): Inati, Shams C. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat (Remarks and Admonitions) is one of the most mature and comprehensive philosophical works by Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037). Grounded in an exploration of logic (which Ibn Sina described as the gate to knowledge) and happiness (the ultimate human goal), the text illuminates the divine, the human being, and the nature of things through a wide-ranging discussion of topics. The sections of Physics and Metaphysics deal with the nature of bodies and souls as well as existence, creation, and knowledge. Especially important are Ibn Sina's views of God's knowledge of particulars, which generated much controversy in medieval Islamic and ... Read more
Al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat (Remarks and Admonitions) is one of the most mature and comprehensive philosophical works by Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037). Grounded in an exploration of logic (which Ibn Sina described as the gate to knowledge) and happiness (the ultimate human goal), the text illuminates the divine, the human being, and the nature of things through a wide-ranging discussion of topics. The sections of Physics and Metaphysics deal with the nature of bodies and souls as well as existence, creation, and knowledge. Especially important are Ibn Sina's views of God's knowledge of particulars, which generated much controversy in medieval Islamic and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166164
SKU
V9780231166164
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About Shams C. Inati
Shams C. Inati is an internationally renowned intellectual and scholar on Islamic philosophy, a poet, and an educator. She is professor of Islamic philosophy and theology at Villanova University. Dr. Inati is the author of numerous articles and a number of books, including The Problem of Evil: Ibn Sina's Theodicy; Ibn Sina and Mysticism: Remarks and Admonitions; and Remarks and ... Read more
Reviews for Ibn Sina’s Remarks and Admonitions: Physics and Metaphysics: An Analysis and Annotated Translation
An important text by one of the leading writers on Islamic philosophy and the first English translation of high quality. It will be heavily used by those in the discipline.
Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky Finally, thanks to Inati, we have now available in English the Physics and Metaphysics of Ibn Sina's most famous work in the East, the ... Read more
Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky Finally, thanks to Inati, we have now available in English the Physics and Metaphysics of Ibn Sina's most famous work in the East, the ... Read more