Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition: Introduction to Reading Avicenna's Philosophical Works. Second, Revised and Enlarged Edition, Including an In

by Dimitri Gutas

Through close study of Avicenna's statements and major works, Dimitri Gutas traces Avicenna's own sense of his place in the Aristotelian tradition and the history of philosophy in Islam, and provides an introduction to reading his philosophical works by delineating the approach most consistent with Avicenna's intention and purpose in philosophy. The second edition of this foundational work, which has quickened fruitful research into the philosopher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004201726
• ISBN13: 9789004201729
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 650 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"