Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on intellect : their cosmologies, theories of the active intellect, and theories of human intellect / / Herbert A. Davidson

• Autore: Davidson Herbert A (Herbert Alan), <1932->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 pages)
• Disciplina: 153.9; 153.901
• Soggetto topico: Islamic philosophy - Greek influences; Intellect; Philosophy of mind; Islamic cosmology
• Note generali: Includes index.; Previously issued in print: 1992.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on intellect
• ISBN: 0-19-772994-0; 1-280-52611-4; 0-19-536077-X; 1-4294-0115-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974903603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.