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Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect
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The distinction between the potential intellect and the active intellect was first drawn by Aristotle. Medieval Islamic, Jewish, Christian philosophers, and European philosophers in the sixteenth century considered it a possible key to deciphering the nature of man and the universe. In this book, Herbert Davidson examines the treatment of intellect in Alfarabi (d. 950), Avicenna (980–1037) and Averroes (1126–1198), with particular attention to the way in which they addressed the tangle of issues that grew up around the active intellect.
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Title: Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect
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The distinction between the potential intellect and the active intellect was first drawn by Aristotle.
Medieval Islamic, Jewish, Christian philosophers, and European philosophers in the sixteenth century considered it a possible key to deciphering the nature of man and the universe.
In this book, Herbert Davidson examines the treatment of intellect in Alfarabi (d.
950), Avicenna (980–1037) and Averroes (1126–1198), with particular attention to the way in which they addressed the tangle of issues that grew up around the active intellect.
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