Ibn Bajjah : Intellect And Knowledge

According to Ibn Bajjah, the intellect is the most important part of man. In his opinion correct knowledge is obtained through the intellect which alone enables us to attain prosperity and to build character. Something has already been said about the source of the intellect and its working. The following extracts will…

Ibn Bajjah : Concept of Psychology

Ibn Bajjah, like Aristotle, bases his psychology on physics. He begins his discussion of the soul with its definition by stating that bodies, natural or artificial, are composed of matter and form, their form being the permanent acquisition or the entelechy of the body. Entelechy is of various kinds: it belongs either…

Ibn Bajjah : His Philosophy and Doctrines

Ibn Bajjah was skilled both in the theory and practice of the mathematical sciences, particularly astronomy and music, adept in medicine, and devoted to speculative studies like logic, natural philosophy, and metaphysics. In de Boer's opinion, he conforms entirely to al-Farabi in his logical writings and generally…

Biography of Ibn Bajjah (Avempace)

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sa'igh, known as Ibn Bajjah or Avem¬pace (d. 533/1138), hailed from the family al-Tujib and is, therefore, also known as al-Tujibi. Ibn Bajjah was born at Saragossa towards the end of the fifth/eleventh century, and prospered there. We have no knowledge of his early life, nor have we…

Perspektif Ibnu Bajjah tentang ُEtika dan Tasawuf

Kajian tentang etika dan tasawuf (mistisisme islam) tak luput dari pantauan intelektual Ibnu Bajjah, sebagai perkembangan dari nuansa kritis pemikiran spekulatif beliau terhadap inti ajaran agamanya, yaitu Islam.MEMAHAMI MAKNA ETIKAIbn Bajjah membagi tindakan menjadi tindakan hewani dan manusiawi. Yang pertama dikaren…

Filsafat dan Doktrin Ibnu Bajjah

Ibn Bajjah ahli baik dalam teori maupun praktek ilmu-ilmu matematika, terutama astronomi dan musik, mahir dalam ilmu pengobatan dan tekun dalam studi-studi spekulatif seperti logika, filsafat alam dan metafisika. Dalam pandangan de Boer, dian benar-benar sesuai dengan al-Farabi dalam tulisan-tulisannya mengenai logika…