Chance and determinism in Avicenna and Averroes /
Examines the question as to whether medieval Muslim philosophers Avicenna (Arabic Ibn Sina 980-1037) and Averroes (Arabic Ibn Rushd 1126-1198) are determinists. With a focus on physics and metaphysics, this book also studies their views on chance events in nature, as well as matter, in particular pr...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007
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Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,
v. 69 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 69 |
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