9788130713830 - avicenna: his life and works von afnan, soheil muhsin (2 Ergebnisse)
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Contents Preface Introduction 1 Persia in the tenth century 2 Life and works of Avicenna 3 Problems of logic 4 Problems of metaphysics 5 Problems of psychology 6 Problems of religion 7 Medicine and the natural sciences 8 Avicenna and the east 9 Avicenna and the west 10 Conclusion A selected bibliography Index This book is an att…empt to present to the general reader the life and works of Avicenna or Ibn Sina who is beyond doubt the most provocative figure in the history of thought in the East It is not a Defence of him and his system nor a critique of his philosophy During his lifetime he was deliberately scornful of defenders and critics alike he could not think better of them now that a thousand years have gone by With his position amply justified and after that extended period when his name hung on the lips of physicians and philosophers from the borders of China to the cloisters of mediaeval Paris and Oxford it seems best to let him speak for himselfIt has been emphasized that the problems he was confronted with resulted from the conflicting disciplines of two separate cultures brought face to face He is therefore of more than historical interest His attitude can be of guidance to those in the East who are meeting the challenge of Western civilization and to those in the West who have yet to find a basis on which to harmonize scientific with spiritual values jacket 300 pp.
