Science of the Soul in Ibn Sina's Pointers and Reminders: a Philological Study
by Michael A. Rapoport.
Leiden ; Boston
Brill
2023
xi, 329 p.
Islamic philosophy, theology and science, 0169-8729 ; 122
E.Book: 25208
"In Science of the Soul in Ibn Sina's Pointers and Reminders, Michael A. Rapoport provides a philological and interpretive guide for critically reading and interpreting Ibn Sina's (Avicenna, d. 1037) most challenging and influential text. Rapoport argues that chapters VII-X of the Pointers present scientific explanations for phenomena related to the human soul - from intellection to divination, magic, and marvels - within the framework of Ibn Sina's Metaphysics of the Rational Soul. This book dispels widespread notions that the Pointers represents Ibn Sina's mystical or Sufi philosophy and therefore stands apart from the rest of his corpus".
Chronology of Ibn Sīnā's Works -- Notes on Sources, Presentation, Transliteration, and Translation -- Introduction -- 1. The Soul's Independence from the Body -- 2. The Soul's Ultimate Destination -- 3. The Soul's Intellectual Development -- 4. The Soul, Science, and the Supernatural -- 5. Returning to Ibn Sīnā's Mysticism/Sufism -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Comparison between Pointers and Ibn Sīnā's Summae -- Appendix 2: Comparison between Pointers and Ibn Sīnā's Monographs -- Bibliography -- Index.
Avicenna, 980-1037. Isharat wa-al-tanbihat.
Islamic philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
ابن سینا، حسینبن عبدالله،۴۲۸ - ۳۷۰ ق. - الاشارات و التنبیهات - نقد و تفسیر