Interpreting Avicenna: science and philosophy in medieval Islam: proceedings of the Second Conference of the Avicenna Study Group

Review 'This is a useful collection of articles on the thought of Avicenna, and these range widely over his scientific and philosophical work, and the thought of those he in turn influenced.'Oliver Leaman, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 2005. Product Description The work treats various aspects of Avicennan philosophy and science. The topics include methods for establishing an authentic Avicenna corpus, natural philosophy and science, theology and metaphysics and Avicenna's subsequent historical influence. About the Author Jon McGinnis, Ph.D. (2000) in Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, is Assistant Professor of classical and medieval philosophy at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. He has published on ancient and Arabic medieval temporal theories specifically and more generally on Avicennan physics and philosophy of science.