Science of the Soul in Ibn Sina's Pointers and Reminders: a Philological Study
First Statement of Responsibility
by Michael A. Rapoport.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden ; Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2023
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 329 p.
SERIES
Series Title
Islamic philosophy, theology and science, 0169-8729 ; 122
GENERAL NOTES
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E.Book: 25208
Text of Note
"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".
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Avicenna, 980-1037. Isharat wa-al-tanbihat.
Islamic philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
ابن سینا، حسینبن عبدالله،۴۲۸ - ۳۷۰ ق. - الاشارات و التنبیهات - نقد و تفسیر