Michael Rapoport

Science of the Soul in Ibn Sina's Pointers and Reminders Michael Rapoport

In Science of the Soul in Ibn Sinas Pointers and Reminders, Michael A. Rapoport provides a philological and interpretive guide for critically reading and interpreting Ibn Sinas (Avicenna, d. 1037) most challenging and influential text. Rapoport argues that chapters VII-X of the Pointers present scientific explanations for phenomena related to the human soul from intellection to divination, magic, and marvels within the framework of Ibn Sinas Metaphysics of the Rational Soul. This book dispels widespread notions that the Pointers represents Ibn Sinas mystical or Sufi philosophy and therefore stands apart from the rest of his corpus.
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