Avicenna on the Ontology of Pure Quiddity / / Damien Janos.
This study focuses on the metaphysics of the great Arabic philosopher Avicenna (or Ibn Sīnā, d. 1037 C.E.). More specifically, it delves into Avicenna’s theory of quiddity or essence, a topic which seized the attention of thinkers both during the medieval and modern periods. Building on recent contr...
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Janos, Damien, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Avicenna on the Ontology of Pure Quiddity / Damien Janos. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (XII, 762 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Scientia Graeco-Arabica , 1868-7172 ; 26 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Pure Quiddity in Context -- Chapter II: Quiddity in Itself and Mental Existence -- Chapter III: Quiddity in Itself in the Concrete World -- Chapter IV: The Special Ontological Mode of Quiddity in Itself -- Chapter V: The Divine Origin of Pure Quiddity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The Avicennian terminology of pure quiddity -- Appendix 2: The existence of pure quiddity: A list of textual references -- Appendix 3: Quiddity and Avicenna’s matrices of distinctions -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Technical Terms restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This study focuses on the metaphysics of the great Arabic philosopher Avicenna (or Ibn Sīnā, d. 1037 C.E.). More specifically, it delves into Avicenna’s theory of quiddity or essence, a topic which seized the attention of thinkers both during the medieval and modern periods. Building on recent contributions in Avicennian studies, this book proposes a new and comprehensive interpretation of Avicenna’s theory of ‘the pure quiddity’ (also known as ‘the quiddity in itself’) and of its ontology. The study provides a careful philological analysis of key passages gleaned from the primary sources in Arabic and a close philosophical contextualization of Avicenna’s doctrines in light of the legacy of ancient Greek philosophy in Islam and the early development of Arabic philosophy (falsafah) and theology (kalām). The study pays particular attention to how Avicenna’s theory of quiddity relates to the ancient Greek philosophical discussion about the universals or common things and Mu’tazilite ontology. Its main thesis is that Avicenna articulated a sophisticated doctrine of the ontology of essence in light of Greek and Bahshamite sources, which decisively shaped subsequent intellectual history in Islam and the Latin West. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) Essentialism (Philosophy). Islamic philosophy. Avicenna. Islamische Philosophie. Philosophie des Mittelalters. Wesen. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical. bisacsh History of Metaphysics. Islamic Philosophy. Medieval Philosophy. essence/quiddity. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 9783110696288 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2020 Part 1 9783110696271 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter De Gruyter English eBooks 2020 - UC 9783110659061 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE DG 2019 English 9783110616859 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2020 English 9783110704839 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2020 9783110704631 ZDB-23-DGD EPUB 9783110651218 print 9783110635980 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110652086 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110652086 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110652086/original |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Pure Quiddity in Context -- Chapter II: Quiddity in Itself and Mental Existence -- Chapter III: Quiddity in Itself in the Concrete World -- Chapter IV: The Special Ontological Mode of Quiddity in Itself -- Chapter V: The Divine Origin of Pure Quiddity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The Avicennian terminology of pure quiddity -- Appendix 2: The existence of pure quiddity: A list of textual references -- Appendix 3: Quiddity and Avicenna’s matrices of distinctions -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Technical Terms |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Pure Quiddity in Context -- Chapter II: Quiddity in Itself and Mental Existence -- Chapter III: Quiddity in Itself in the Concrete World -- Chapter IV: The Special Ontological Mode of Quiddity in Itself -- Chapter V: The Divine Origin of Pure Quiddity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The Avicennian terminology of pure quiddity -- Appendix 2: The existence of pure quiddity: A list of textual references -- Appendix 3: Quiddity and Avicenna’s matrices of distinctions -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Technical Terms |
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