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UNINA9910458613303321 |
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Autore |
Davidson Herbert A (Herbert Alan), <1932-2021, > |
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Titolo |
Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on intellect : their cosmologies, theories of the active intellect, and theories of human intellect / / Herbert A. Davidson |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [1992] |
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1-280-52611-4 |
0-19-536077-X |
1-4294-0115-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (374 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islamic philosophy - Greek influences |
Intellect |
Philosophy of mind |
Islamic cosmology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Greek and Arabic Antecedents; 3. Alfarabi on Emanation, the Active Intellect, and Human Intellect; 4. Avicenna on Emanation, the Active Intellect, and Human Intellect; 5. Reverberations of the Theories of Alfarabi and Avicenna; 6. Averroes on Emanation and on the Active Intellect as a Cause of Existence; 7. Averroes on the Material Intellect; 8. Averroes on the Active Intellect as the Cause of Human Thought; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian philosophers of the 16th century considered the distinction between the potential and the active intellect as a key to deciphering the nature of man and the universe. This study examines the manner in which three specific philosophers dealt with the issue. |
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