Necessary Existence and Monotheism - An Avicennian Account of the Islamic Conception of Divine Unity

The aim of the present Element is to provide a detailed discussion of Avicenna's arguments for the existence and unity of God. Through this project, the author hopes to clarify how, for Avicenna, the Islamic concept of monotheism is intertwined with the concept of essential existence.

List of contents

1. The Avicennian Conception of Islamic Monotheism; 2. Avicennian Necessary Existent Theology vs. Anselmian Perfect Being Theology; 3. Basic Notions of the Proof of the Sincere; 4. The Existence of a Necessary Existent; 5. The Unity of the Necessary Existent; 6. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Mohammad Saleh Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh (University of Manchester Zarepour, Mohammad Saleh (University of Manchester) Zarepour
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781108940054
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94005-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Religion and Monotheism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Philosophy, Religion: general, Theology, Religion & beliefs, Philosophy of religion, Religion and beliefs