The Arabic, Hebrew and Latin reception of Avicenna's "Metaphysics"
By: edited by Dag Nikolaus Hasse and Amos Bertolacci
Series: Scientia graeco-arabica
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berlin; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9783110215755
Subjects: Islamic philosophy; Medieval Philosophy; Jewish philosophy; Metaphysics
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 influence on 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. -- Product Description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.