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7. Essence and Existence (A): Materials from the Kalām and al-Fārābī
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- A Note on Transliteration and Citation ix
- Introduction 1
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Part I: Avicenna and the Ammonian Synthesis
- 1. Aristotle: Perfection in the Definitions of the Soul and of Change 21
- 2. Alexander and Themistius: Attempts at Reconciliation 43
- 3. Proclus, Ammonius and Asclepius: The Neoplatonic Turn to Causation 61
- 4. Proclus, Ammonius and Philoponus: Neoplatonic Perfection and Aristotelian Soul 79
- 5. Greek into Arabic: The Greco-Arabic Translations and the Early Arabic Philosophers 99
- 6. Avicenna on Perfection and the Soul: The Issue of Separability 113
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Part II: The Beginnings of the Avicennian Synthesis
- 7. Essence and Existence (A): Materials from the Kalām and al-Fārābī 145
- 8. Essence and Existence (B): Shay'iyya or Sababiyya? 161
- 9. Essence and Existence (C): The Question of Evolution 173
- 10. Causal Self-Sufficiency vs. Causal Productivity 181
- 11. Necessity and Possibility (A): Materials from the Arabic Aristotle 197
- 12. Necessity and Possibility (B): Materials from al-Fārābī 219
- 13. Necessity and Possibility (C): Materials from the Kalām 227
- 14. Necessity and Possibility (D): The Question of Evolution 245
- Conclusion 265
- Appendix I: Tables of Greco-Arabic Translation 269
- Appendix II: Transcriptions of Lemmata from MS Uppsala Or. 364 277
- Bibliography 279
- Index of Lemmata 293
- General Index 297
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- A Note on Transliteration and Citation ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: Avicenna and the Ammonian Synthesis
- 1. Aristotle: Perfection in the Definitions of the Soul and of Change 21
- 2. Alexander and Themistius: Attempts at Reconciliation 43
- 3. Proclus, Ammonius and Asclepius: The Neoplatonic Turn to Causation 61
- 4. Proclus, Ammonius and Philoponus: Neoplatonic Perfection and Aristotelian Soul 79
- 5. Greek into Arabic: The Greco-Arabic Translations and the Early Arabic Philosophers 99
- 6. Avicenna on Perfection and the Soul: The Issue of Separability 113
-
Part II: The Beginnings of the Avicennian Synthesis
- 7. Essence and Existence (A): Materials from the Kalām and al-Fārābī 145
- 8. Essence and Existence (B): Shay'iyya or Sababiyya? 161
- 9. Essence and Existence (C): The Question of Evolution 173
- 10. Causal Self-Sufficiency vs. Causal Productivity 181
- 11. Necessity and Possibility (A): Materials from the Arabic Aristotle 197
- 12. Necessity and Possibility (B): Materials from al-Fārābī 219
- 13. Necessity and Possibility (C): Materials from the Kalām 227
- 14. Necessity and Possibility (D): The Question of Evolution 245
- Conclusion 265
- Appendix I: Tables of Greco-Arabic Translation 269
- Appendix II: Transcriptions of Lemmata from MS Uppsala Or. 364 277
- Bibliography 279
- Index of Lemmata 293
- General Index 297