Ibn Sina (Avicenna) - A Very Short Introduction

In this book, Peter Adamson introduces the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn S¿n¿. After describing the historical context in which he lived, what we know of the man, and his surviving works, Adamson discusses the different areas of Ibn S¿n¿'s thought.

List of contents

• 1: Life works


• 2: Logic epistemology


• 3: Human person


• 4: Physics


• 5: God and world


• 6: Legacy


• Further reading


• Index

About the author

Peter Adamson received his BA from Williams College and PhD from the University of Notre Dame. From 2000 to 2012 he was a member of the Philosophy Department at King's College London, and he maintains a connection to King's. But his primary position is now as Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the LMU in Munich. The author of numerous monographs and articles on ancient and medieval philosophy, especially Neoplatonism and philosophy in the Islamic world, he also hosts the History of Philosophy podcast, which appears as a series of books with Oxford University Press.

Summary

In this book, Peter Adamson introduces the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sina. After describing the historical context in which he lived, what we know of the man, and his surviving works, Adamson discusses the different areas of Ibn Sina's thought.

Additional text

A distinctive feature of the book is its attention to the relationship between Ibn Sīnā and Islamic rational theology (kalām): in which we see how Ibn Sīnā responded to this tradition in many areas of his thought.

Product details

• Authors: Adamson , Peter Adamson, Prof Peter (Professor of Philosophy Adamson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2023
• EAN: 9780192846983
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284698-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, RELIGION / Islam / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Islamic Theology, Philosophy: logic, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy