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Philosophy and Medicine in the Formative Period of Islam: Volume 31

Philosophy and Medicine in the Formative Period of Islam: Volume 31

Adamson, Peter
Pormann, Peter

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Series: Warburg Institute Colloquia

PhilosophyMedical Reference

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ISBN10: 1908590548
ISBN13: 9781908590541
Publisher: Warburg Institute
Published: Jan 26 2018
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.71 Depth: 9.41
Language: English
Many of the leading philosophers in the Islamic world were doctors, yielding extensive links between philosophy and medicine. The twelve papers in this volume explore these links, focusing on the classical or formative period (up to the eleventh century AD). One central theme is the Arabic reception of Greek figures who worked on medicine or medical topics, including Hippocrates, Aristotle and Galen. Several of the luminaries of philosophy in the early Islamic world are also studied, including Abu Bakr al-Razi, al-Farabi, and Avicenna. Conversely, the volume also includes research on the use of philosophical ideas in medical authors, including ?Ali ibn Ri?wan. Attention is also given to the connections between medicine and Islamic theology (kalam). As a whole, the book provides both a survey of the kinds of work being done in this relatively unexplored area, and a springboard for further research.

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