Avicenna his life and works / Soheil M. Afnan.

By:

Afnan Soheil M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi. Cosmo Publications; 2011.Edition: 1st ed. 2011Description: 294 p . ; hardbound 23x25cmISBN:

978-81-307-1383-0

DDC classification:

23 181.5 AFN

Contents:

Intoduction 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

Summary: This book is an attempt to present to the general reader the life and works of Avicenna, or lbn 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 medieval Paris and Oxford, it seems best to let him speak for himself.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tetso College Library Philosohpy	Non-fiction	181.5 AFN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7743

Intoduction
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

This book is an attempt to present to the general reader the life and works of Avicenna, or lbn 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 medieval Paris and Oxford, it seems best to let him speak for himself.

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