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Podcast: New Books in Medieval History
Episode: Peter Adamson, "Ibn SÄ«nÄ (Avicenna): a Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Description: Peter Adamson's bookĀ Ibn SÄ«nÄ (Avicenna): a Very Short IntroductionĀ (Oxford UP, 2023) provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn SÄ«nÄ, often known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna. After introducing the man and his works, with an overview of the historical context in which he lived, the book devotes chapters to the different areas of Ibn SÄ«nÄ's thought. Among the topics covered are his innovations in logic, his theory of the human soul and its powers, the relation between his medical writings and his philosophy, and his metaphysics of exist...