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Avicenna - Wikipedia
Name Avicenna is a Latinized version of the Arabic patronym ibn Sīnā (ابن سينا), [19] indicating that he is the descendant of a line of men going back to one named Sina. Specifically, Avicenna was the great-great-grandson of a Sina. [20]
Avicenna | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
Avicenna, Muslim physician, the most famous and influential of the philosopher-scientists of the medieval Islamic world. He was particularly noted for his contributions in the fields of Aristotelian philosophy and medicine.
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina is better known in Europe by the Latinized name “Avicenna.” He is probably the most significant philosopher in the Islamic tradition and arguably the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern era.
Ibn Sina [Avicenna] - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Avicenna had an excellent education on all subjects, but he dwells at length in the Autobiography on his study of the intellectual sciences, that is, the philosophical curriculum in practice in the Hellenic schools of higher education in late antiquity, notably in Alexandria.
Avicenna’s ‘Proof’ for the Existence of God
This essay presents and explains what’s called Avicenna’s ‘proof’ for the existence of God. It is likely the most influential argument in the history of philosophy in the Islamic world.
Avicenna: the Persian polymath who shaped modern science, medicine and ...
Ibn Sina was an 11th century Persian philosopher, physician, pharmacologist, scientist and poet, who exerted a profound impact on philosophy and medicine in Europe and the Islamic world. He was...
AVICENNA - Encyclopaedia Iranica
The impact of Avicenna’s philosophical works on the West. xiii. The influence of Avicenna on medical studies in the West.
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)
Comprehensive biography of Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna), Persian polymath of the Islamic Golden Age, covering his life, major works, and enduring philosophical legacy.
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) - dental.nyu.edu
Avicenna was a Persian physician and philosopher who sought to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic thought. His philosophical works, notably The Book of Healing explored metaphysics, logic, and ethics, reflecting his deep engagement with the intellectual traditions of his time.
avicenna_ibn_sina
This is an attempt to present to the general reader the life and works of Avicenna, who is beyond doubt the most provocative figure in the history of thought in the East. It is not a defence of him and his system, nor a critique of his philosophy.
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