Chance and determinism in Avicenna and Averroes
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| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2007
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| Schriftenreihe: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science
v. 69 |
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| Beschreibung: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford, 2004 Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and indexes Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Avicenna on chance -- Chapter Two. Avicenna on matter -- Chapter Three. Avicenna on celestial causation and providence -- Chapter Four. Averroes on chance -- Chapter Five. Averroes on matter and necessity -- Chapter Six. Averroes on celestial causation and providence -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Main Passages Examines the question as to whether medieval Muslim philosophers Avicenna (Arabic Ibn Sina 980-1037) and Averroes (Arabic Ibn Rushd 1126-1198) are determinists. With a focus on physics and metaphysics, this book also studies their views on chance events in nature, as well as matter, in particular prime matter, and divine providence |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 252 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9004155872 9047419154 9789004155879 9789047419150 |