Ibn Sīnā’s Practical Philosophy
This article is a brief review of Ibn Sīnā’s practical philosophy. It begins with a discussion of the Platonic, Aristotelian, and Neo-Platonic influences on Ibn Sīnā’s practical philosophy, as well as the influence of Fārābī and of Islamic religious teachings. The creative synthesis invented by Ibn...
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
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University of Religions and Denominations
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Religious Inquiries |
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| Online Access: | http://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_6277_bb0311357f822df9f2d0a3bfbc9026dc.pdf |
| Summary: | This article is a brief review of Ibn Sīnā’s practical philosophy. It begins with a discussion of the Platonic, Aristotelian, and Neo-Platonic influences on Ibn Sīnā’s practical philosophy, as well as the influence of Fārābī and of Islamic religious teachings. The creative synthesis invented by Ibn Sīnā requires a particular view of the relation between religion and philosophy in such a manner that religion shapes the direction of philosophical inquiry, and philosophy opens the way to a more profound and esoteric understanding of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2322-4894 2538-6271 |