The Mirror of Knowledge

An Evaluative Study of the Principles of Practical Wisdom in Al-Farabi and Avicenna

mohammad Zabihi

Volume 22, Issue 4 , April 2023, , Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.48308/jipt.2023.103398

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Al-Farabi and Avicenna are among the greatest and most well-known Muslim peripatetic philosophers in philosophical and intellectual discussions. The intellectual foundations of the Peripatetic philosophical system in the Islamic world are based on the rational principles and philosophical thoughts of ... Read More

A Study of Estimative Faculty from Avicenna’s Perspective

Gholamhossein Emadzadeh

Volume 21, Issue 4 , April 2022, , Pages 23-40

https://doi.org/10.52547/jipt.2022.224709.1193

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Avicenna put the soul and its related issues at the forefront of his philosophical pursuits, and explained them in such a way that the later thinker could not ignore his views in their study of the topic. In his studies, he has dealt with the issues related to internal faculties of the soul in detail. ... Read More

The Historical and Philosophical Significance of Avicenna's Dānešnāmeh-ye ʿAlāyī and its position in the Contemporary Avicenna Scholarship

Hanif Amin Beidokhti

Volume 20, Issue 4 , March 2021, , Pages 111-132

https://doi.org/10.52547/jipt.2021.213073.0

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I examine the philosophical and historical merits of Avicenna’s Dānešnāmeh-ye ʿAlāyī. With this aim, I briefly discuss the structural characteristics of the Dānešnāmeh and situate it within Avicenna’s oeuvre in respect to his other summae. I argue that in the Dānešnāmeh ... Read More I examine the philosophical and historical merits of Avicenna’s Dānešnāmeh-ye ʿAlāyī. With this aim, I briefly discuss the structural characteristics of the Dānešnāmeh and situate it within Avicenna’s oeuvre in respect to his other summae. I argue that in the Dānešnāmeh Avicenna takes serious steps towards the ideal order and pedagogical sequence of the philosophical sciences, the foundation of which he has laid in the Kitāb al-Šifāʾ. For supporting this claim, I concentrate on Dānešnāmeh’s expositions of the two doctrines of the categories and body and show how the development of Avicenna’s views on them reaches its climax in the Dānešnāmeh. Arguing for the significance _________________________ * Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Μunich School of Ancient Philosophy (MUSAΦ) Hanif.Aminbeidokhti@campus.lmu.de Reception date: 99/7/24 Acceptance date: 99/11/6 of Dānešnāmeh as a comprehensive summa and its constructive role in the post-Avicennan tradition, I will draw attention to its neglect and marginalization by contemporary scholarship, and suggest reasons for this regrettable underestimation. I provide an overview of the editorial genealogy of the Dānešnāmeh, and then relying on the previous discussions, reason that Mawlā’s earnest edition of it is informed by a major structural error which has entirely ruined one of its most significant philosophical innovations, and is consequently unusable for research purposes. I conclude my piece by suggesting that the Dānešnāmeh still stands in need of a new critical edition based on sounder editing techniques, and informed by consideration of a wider range of manuscripts. If we are to gain a more comprehensive picture of the development of Avicenna’s philosophy, I urge the scholarly community to pay this work the careful attention that it deserves.

Investigating Avicenna’s Conflict of Opinion on the Issue of Intelligent and Intelligible Unification

majid ahsan; میلاد نوری یالقوزآغاجی

Volume 18, Issue 2 , January 0, , Pages 29-42

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The issue of knowledge over world objects is one of the most controversial issues in the history of philosophy. Meanwhile, dealing with knowledge without a firm belief in the relationship between cognitive faculties and the objects of knowledge is almost impossible. One type of knowledge is rational ... Read More

Existence-Essence Distinction in Ibn Sina’s Metaphysics: Mental or External

mustafa zali

Volume 18, Issue 3 , January 0, , Pages 29-50

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One of the most famous and most important doctrines of Ibn Sina’s metaphysics is the distinction between essence and existence: a pivotal and controversial one. On the one hand, this distinction paves the way for some new metaphysical innovations to be introduced, but on the other hand it gives ... Read More

From 9 part logic to 10 part logic: a survey of the evolution of Avicenna's logical works

Volume 15, Issue 4 , January 0, , Pages 129-148

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There are numorous logical works by Avicenna (Ibn Sina). With a critical scrutiny an evolution in these works can be recognized, both in the content and in the order of logical subjects. With the aid of those works with specified date, we can determine how the avicennan logic evolved. On this basis we ... Read More

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An Evaluative Study of the Principles of Practical Wisdom in Al-Farabi and Avicenna

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A Study of Estimative Faculty from Avicenna’s Perspective

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The Historical and Philosophical Significance of Avicenna's Dānešnāmeh-ye ʿAlāyī and its position in the Contemporary Avicenna Scholarship

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Investigating Avicenna’s Conflict of Opinion on the Issue of Intelligent and Intelligible Unification

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Existence-Essence Distinction in Ibn Sina’s Metaphysics: Mental or External

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From 9 part logic to 10 part logic: a survey of the evolution of Avicenna's logical works

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