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Ibn Sina (Arabic: اِبْن سِینَا, romanized: Ibn Sīnā; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (/ ˌ æ v ɪ ˈ s ɛ n ə, ˌ ɑː v ɪ-/), was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers.
May 6, 2024 · Avicenna, Muslim physician, the most famous and influential of the philosopher-scientists of the medieval Islamic world. He was particularly noted for his contributions in the fields of Aristotelian philosophy and medicine.
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Sep 15, 2016 · Abū-ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn-ʿAbdallāh Ibn-Sīnā [Avicenna] (ca. 970–1037) was the preeminent philosopher and physician of the Islamic world.
Avicenna, Arabic Ibn Sīnā in full Abū ʾAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā, (born 980, Bukhara, Iran—died 1037, Hamadan), Islamic philosopher and scientist. He became physician to several sultans and also twice served as vizier.
A comprehensive overview of the life, works and legacy of Avicenna, the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern era. Learn about his metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, mysticism, and his impact on medieval Europe and Islam.
Sep 29, 2020 · Learn how Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, shaped modern science, medicine and philosophy with his encyclopedic works. Discover his contributions to contagion theory, pharmacology, cardiology and holistic medicine.
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(980-1037 C.E.), often referred to by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist. He was one of the major Islamic philosophers and his philosophical writings had a profound impact on Islamic philosophy and on medieval European scholasticism.
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