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The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin Reception of Avicenna's Metaphysics

By (eds.) , Amos Bertolacci , Dag Nikolaus Hasse

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2011
ISBN
3110215756, 9783110215755
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2745062 bytes)
Series
Scientia Graeco-Arabica, 7
Pages
398\407
Time added
2015-08-01 21:21:59

Description

Avicenna's Metaphysics (in Arabic Ilahiyyat) is one of the most important metaphysical treatises after Aristotle. This volume presents studies on its direct and indirect influenceon Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin culture from the early 11th through the 16th century. Among the philosophical topics which receive particular attention are the distinction between essence and existence, the theory of universals, the concept of God as the necessary being, and the theory of emanation. The studies also address the philological and historical circumstances of the textual tradition in three medieval cultures.

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