No'ing That You Don't Know: Ibn Sīnā on Meno's Paradox and Its Implications for the Sciences.

In "Avicenna on Meno's Paradox," Michael Marmura provides a translation with comments on Ibn Sīnā's chapter from The Book of Demonstration where Ibn Sīnā resolves Meno's paradox. Marmura, however, does not consider in detail the chapters leading up to his resolution. There Ibn Sīnā outlines his uniq...

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Published in:	Monist Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 229 - 246
Main Author:	McGinnis, Jon
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jul2025
Subjects:	Scientific method Paradox Avicenna, 980-1037 Physical scientists Philosophical literature Metaphysics Research methodology Islamic philosophy Explanation
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