At the Roots of Causality : Ontology and Aetiology from Avicenna to Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī / Francesco Omar Zamboni.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 124. | Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- Ontology and Aetiology from Avicenna to Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
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- B751.Z7
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Copyright Page / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Dedication / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Motto / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Acknowledgements / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Introduction / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 1 Efficient Causality in Avicenna / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 2 The Essence of Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 3 The Universality of Existence and Mental Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 4 The Conceptual Invariance of Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 5 The Modulation of Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 6 The Accidentality of Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 7 The Contingency of Existence / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 8 The Signs of Contingency / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 9 The Principle of Sufficient Reason / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 10 The Coexistence of Cause and Effect / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Chapter 11 Causal Priority / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Conclusion / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Francesco Omar Zamboni -- Indexes / Francesco Omar Zamboni.
The book approaches the conceptual background of Avicenna's account of efficient causality, outlining the positions held by him and his early interpreters (eleventh and twelfth centuries), as well as the arguments that support those positions. The first aim of the book is to show the systematic unity of the Avicennian doctrines on ontology and aetiology, highlighting the threads connecting the two. The second aim is to investigate Avicenna’s influence over his interpreters, assessing continuities and discontinuities.
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