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The Propositional Logic of Avicenna: A Translation from al-Shifāʾ: al-Qiyās with Introduction, Commentary and Glossary
The main purpose of this work is to provide an English translation of and commentary on a recently published Arabic text dealing with con ditional propositions and syllogisms. The text is that of A vicenna (Abu represents his views on the subject as they were held throughout his life.
313 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1973
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Avicenna
315 books896 followers(Arabic: ابن سينا)
(Persian: ابوعلی سینا، پورسینا)
(Greek: Aβιτζιανός, Avitzianós)
Europeans used Canon of Medicine , a standard textbook of noted Persian physician and Neoplatonist philosopher Avicenna, also ibn Sina, fully named Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, until the 17th century.
Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā, known more commonly as Pour Sina but mostly in English under Avicenna, his Latinized name, a foremost polymath of his time, originated. He also qualifies as an astronomer, chemist, geologist, Hafiz, logician, paleontologist, mathematician, Maktab teacher, physicist, poet, and scientist.
Ibn Sīnā studied under a named Koushyar. He wrote almost four hundred fifty treatises on a wide range of subjects; two hundred forty works survive. His most famous works include The Book of Healing , a vast scientific encyclopedia at many medieval universities. The universities of Montpellier and Louvain used his books as late as 1650.
Ibn Sīnā provides a complete system according to the principles of Galen and Hippocrates.
(Persian: ابوعلی سینا، پورسینا)
(Greek: Aβιτζιανός, Avitzianós)
Europeans used Canon of Medicine , a standard textbook of noted Persian physician and Neoplatonist philosopher Avicenna, also ibn Sina, fully named Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, until the 17th century.
Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā, known more commonly as Pour Sina but mostly in English under Avicenna, his Latinized name, a foremost polymath of his time, originated. He also qualifies as an astronomer, chemist, geologist, Hafiz, logician, paleontologist, mathematician, Maktab teacher, physicist, poet, and scientist.
Ibn Sīnā studied under a named Koushyar. He wrote almost four hundred fifty treatises on a wide range of subjects; two hundred forty works survive. His most famous works include The Book of Healing , a vast scientific encyclopedia at many medieval universities. The universities of Montpellier and Louvain used his books as late as 1650.
Ibn Sīnā provides a complete system according to the principles of Galen and Hippocrates.
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December 14, 2014
He is the father of Modern Experimental Medicine Science. His works, The Canon of Medicine and the Book of Healing were studied in Europe until the 17th century as the main source reference books on Medical Science.
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