Doing Without the Active Intellect: Abū l-Barakāt al Baghdādī and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī Against Ibn Sīnā.

This paper looks at critiques of the notorious doctrine of the Active Intellect, first introduced by al-Fārābī and further developed by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna). The Active Intellect plays two roles in Ibn Sīnā's thought. First, it somehow facilitates human thinking. Second, it provides form to suitably...

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Publicado en:Monist Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 292 - 306
Autores principales: Adamson, Peter, Noble, Michael Sebastian
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2025
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