Avicenna and the Aristotelian tradition : : introduction to reading Avicenna's philosophical works / / by Dimitri Gutas.

• Superior document: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Volume 89
• VerfasserIn: Gutas, Dimitri,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Second, revised, and enlarged edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (649 p.)
• Notes: Includes indexes.; "Including an Inventory of Avicenna's Authentic Works."

Through close study of Avicenna's statements and major works, Dimitri Gutas traces Avicenna's own sense of his place in the Aristotelian tradition and the history of philosophy in Islam, and provides an introduction to reading his philosophical works by delineating the approach most consis...