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Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (c. 980—1037) Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina is better known in Europe by the Latinized name “Avicenna.” He is probably the most significant philosopher in the Islamic tradition and arguably the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern era.
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.
Sep 29, 2020 · An 11th-century Persian philosopher, physician, pharmacologist, scientist and poet had a profound influence on both European thought and the Islamic world.
(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.
Jun 8, 2018 · Abu'liAli al-Husayn Ibn 'Abd Allah Ibn Sina, whose name was Latinized as Avicenna during the Middle Ages, is known in the Muslim world as Ibn Sina. He was one of the most important representatives of the encyclopedic tradition of learning that was the hallmark of Islamic scholarship.
Most of what is known of Avicenna is found in the autobiography dictated to his longtime protégé al-Jūzjānī. While his life was embellished by friends and vilified by foes, by all accounts he loved life and had a voracious appetite for lively music, strong drink, and promiscuous sex.
Dec 16, 2023 · Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (980–1037) (also known by the Latinized form of his name, Avicenna) was one of the most influential philosophers in the classical Islamic tradition. He was born in 370 AH/980 CE in Afshanah, a small village near Bukhara in modern-day Uzbekistan.
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