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...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Personal Texts by Avicenna and His Disciples on His Relation to the Aristotelian Tradition
• An Inventory and Relative Chronology of Avicenna’s Major Philosophical Works. Their Organization and Contents in Relation to the Aristotelian Tradition
• Avicenna’s Intellectual Upbringing: The Autobiography and Its Interpretation
• Avicenna’s Conception of the History of Philosophy
• Avicenna’s Conception of the Praxis of Philosophy
• The Resolution of the Major Points of Conflict with the Aristotelian Tradition
• The Evolution of Avicenna’s Attitude toward Aristotle, the Aristotelian Tradition, and His Own Work
• The Elaboration of Methods
• Avicenna’s Philosophical Project
• Appendixes—Inventory of Avicenna’s Authentic Works
• Bibliography
• Indexes.