1st Edition

Avicenna's Al-Shifā' Oriental Philosophy

By Sari Nusseibeh Copyright 2018
404 Pages
by Routledge

404 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

404 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book deals with the philosophy of Ibn Sina - Avicenna as he was known in the Latin West- a Persian Muslim who lived in the eleventh century, considered one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy. Although much has been written about Avicenna, and especially about his major philosophical work, Al-Shifa, this book presents the rationalist Avicenna in an entirely... Read more

Introduction  1. Language and Truth  2. Statements and the Logical System  3. Object and Construct  4. Quantifiers, Operators and Conditionals  5. Metaphysics  Conclusion

Biography

Sari Nusseibeh teaches philosophy at al-Quds University in Palestine. His most recent publication is The Story of Reason in Islam, Stanford, 2016. Before that his books centered around living as a Palestinian under occupation.