Avicenna's De anima in the latin west. The formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul 1160-1300.

Avicenna's De anima in the latin west. The formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul 1160-1300. Hasse,Dag Nikolaus. Descrizione libro: The Warburg Institute- Nino Aragno Ed., London-Torino, 2000. brossura. mm.170x240, pp.X-350, Warburg Institute Studies and Texts,1. Codice articolo 011188 Language : English text AVICENNA'S DE ANIMA IN THE LATIN WEST The Formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul 1160¿ 1300 by Dag Nikolaus Hasse In the twelfth century the Book on the Soul by the philosopher Avicenna was translated from Arabic into Latin. It had an immense success among scholastic writers and deeply influenced the structure and content of many psychological works of the Middle Ages. The reception of Avicenna's book is the story of cultural contact at an impressively high intellectual level. The present volume investigates this successful reception using two approaches. The first is chronological, tracing the stages by which Avicenna's work was accepted and adapted by Latin scholars. The second is doctrinal, analysing the fortunes of key doctrines. The sense of the original Arabic text of Avicenna is kept in mind throughout and the degree to which his original Latin interpreters succeeded in conveying it is evaluated. - Language : english text - codice articolo 011188