PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Samanid Empire, Peripatetic School, Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Emphasis on god"s unity, justice, power falsafa: the philosophical tradition. Grounded in the (translations of) greek philosophy and later developments (especially avicenna) Al-f r bi (ca. 870-ca. 950): greatest of the baghdad peripatetics". Not just a commentator but a systemizer as well. Avicenna (ibn sin ) (980-1037): marks a turning-point in arabic philosophy. He sets the terms of debate for subsequent philosophers. Full name: abu ali al-husayn ibn abdull h ibn sin . Wrote an autobiography that was supplemented by his student. Born in afshana, a village near the city of bukh r under the samanid empire (a persian, By 18, he had mastered all the major sciences, medicine, and islamic law. At that age, became a court physician where he had access to the library. Aristotle has this book called metaphysics (means after the physics) and deals with stuff like what reality is like. Read a book on alfarani"s commentary on it and that"s when he got interested.
