The God and Doctrine Of Prophecy

The necessity of the phenomenon of prophethood and of divine revelation is something which Ibn Sina has sought to establish at four levels: the intel¬lectual, the “imaginative,” the miraculous, and the socio-political. The totality of the four levels gives us a clear indication of the religious motivation, character, …

Ibn Sina : Theory Of Knowledge

In accordance with the universal Greek tradition, Ibn Sina describes all knowledge as some sort of abstraction on the part of the cognizant of the form of the thing known. His chief emphasis, elaborated most probably by himself, is on the degrees of this abstracting power in different cognitive faculties. Thus, sense-…

Ibn Sina : The Body-Mind Relationship

With Aristotle, Ibn Sina stresses the intimate connection of mind and body; but whereas Aristotle's whole trend of thought rejects a two-substance view, Ibn Sina holds a form of radical dualism. How far these two aspects of his doctrine are mutually compatible is a different question: Ibn Sina certainly did not ca…

Ibn Sina : The Doctrine Of Being

Ibn Sina's doctrine of Being, like those of earlier Muslim philosophers, e. g., al-Farabi, is emanationistic. From God, the Necessary Existent, flows the first intelligence alone, since from a single, absolutely simple entity, only one thing can emanate. But the nature of the first intelligence is no longer absolu…

Ibn Sina : His Life and Works

In the history of philosophical thought in the Medieval Ages, the figure of Ibn Sina (370/980-428/1037)1 is, in many respects, unique, while among the Muslim philosophers, it is not only unique but has been paramount right up to modern times. He is the only one among the great philosophers of Islam to build an elabora…

Tuhan dan Dunia Perspektif Ibnu Sina

Pada bagian pertama telah kita pelajari bahwa Tuhan itu unik dalam arti bahwa Dia adalah Kemaujudan yang Mesti; sesgala suatu selain Dia bergantung kadap dirinya sendiri dan keberadaannya bergantung kepada Tuhan. Kemaujudan yang Mesti itu jumlahnya harus satu. Nyatanya, walau pun di dalam Kemaujudan tak boleh terdapat…