Avicenna : leading physician and philosopher-scientist of the Islamic Golden Age
Known as the "prince of physicians," Avicenna made enormous contributions to the fields of medicine, natural history, metaphysics, and religion. His use of Aristotelian logic and his work on the concept of "being" opened the door for a rationalist study of religion, influencing t...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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New York, NY : Rosen Publishing,
2016
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
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| Sujets: | Avicenna,-980-1037-Juvenile literature Muslim philosophers-Juvenile literature Scientists-Asia, Central-Biography-Juvenile literature Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (114 pages) |
| Résumé: | Known as the "prince of physicians," Avicenna made enormous contributions to the fields of medicine, natural history, metaphysics, and religion. His use of Aristotelian logic and his work on the concept of "being" opened the door for a rationalist study of religion, influencing the later Christian philosophers Aquinas, Descartes, and Kant. Avicenna's monumental Canon of Medicine is regarded as possibly the greatest medical work ever. Available in a Latin translation in Europe one hundred years after his death, it continued to be used there for the next six centuries Chapter 1: The Golden Age of Islam -- Chapter 2: Avicenna's Early Life -- Chapter 3: On the Prince's Court -- Chapter 4: Prince of Physicians -- Chapter 5: A Short Life with Width -- Chapter 6: Chief of the Wise -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (114 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781508171355 1508171351 9781508171423 1508171424 |