avicenna

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ibni Sina
İbn-i Sina
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ibni Sina'ya batıda verilen isim
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Arabic Ibn Sn in full Ab Al al-usayn ibn Abd Allh ibn Sn born 980, Bukhara, Iran died 1037, Hamadan Islamic philosopher and scientist. He became physician to several sultans and also twice served as vizier. His Canon of Medicine was long a standard work in the field. He is known for his great encyclopaedia of philosophy, The Book of Healing. His other writings include The Book of Salvation and The Book of Directives and Remarks. His interpretations of Aristotle influenced European Scholasticism. His system rests on a conception of God as the necessary existent: only in God do essence (what God is) and existence (that God is) coincide
Latinized name of Persian philosopher Ibn Sina
A tenth-century Islamic thinker, felt that there is a parallelism between philosophy and theology
(980-1037): He was an Arabic doctor who made major contributions in the field of medicine He wrote a medical text book that came to be widely used in European universities He contended that diseases were contagious and made a connection between poor sanitation and the spread of diseases
Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
famous Arab physician
{i} Ibn-Sina (980-1037), foremost Persian doctor and philosopher and scientist who was born in a small town near Bukhara (Uzbekistan) and died in Persia
Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St
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