A Compendium on the Soul presents Avicenna's concise yet ambitious account of the human soul, its faculties, and its relation to body and intellect. Written in the disciplined idiom of falsafa, it refines Aristotelian psychology through late antique and Islamic philosophical categories, moving from sensation, imagination, and appetite to rational abstraction and self-awareness. Its style is compressed, analytic, and demonstrative, designed less as literary ornament than as a philosophical ...

In this opening volume, The Foundations of Natural Temperament and the Four Humors, of Ibn Sīnā's monumental Canon of Medicine, the reader enters the living architecture of classical science-where health and disease are governed by balance, not chance. Here, the philosopher-physician unfolds the universal principles of life: the elemental roots of nature, the temperaments that shape bodies and dispositions, and the four humors-blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile-th...

"A Compendium on the Soul" by Avicenna is a profound exploration of the nature of the soul, blending philosophy and psychology. Avicenna, a Persian polymath, delves into the essence of human existence, examining the relationship between the soul and the body. He presents a detailed analysis of the faculties of the soul, including intellect, will, and emotions, offering insights that resonate with both ancient and modern thought. This work is foundational in the study of metaphysics and has...

Avicenna's 'A Compendium on the Soul' is a seminal work in the field of Islamic philosophy and metaphysics. Written in the 11th century, this treatise explores the nature of the soul, its immortality, and its relationship to the body. Avicenna's writing style is characterized by its clarity and logical rigor, drawing on both Aristotelian and Islamic thought to present a comprehensive understanding of the soul. The book's insights into the relationship between mind and body have had a lasti...

This volume presents a curated and thematically organized translation of selected passages on riyāḍa (exercise) from the Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī al-ṭibb) of Ibn Sīnā. Drawing on Books I–IV of the Canon, it brings together both the systematic chapters in which exercise is treated as a central component of regimen, and the numerous dispersed references in which it appears as a governing principle in physiology, pathology, and therapy.In Ibn ...

This volume presents a curated and thematically organized translation of selected passages on riyāḍa (exercise) from the Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī al-ṭibb) of Ibn Sīnā. Drawing on Books I-IV of the Canon, it brings together both the systematic chapters in which exercise is treated as a central component of regimen, and the numerous dispersed references in which it appears as a governing principle in physiology, pathology, and therapy.In Ibn ...

In this opening volume, The Foundations of Natural Temperament and the Four Humors, of Ibn Sīnā's monumental Canon of Medicine, the reader enters the living architecture of classical science-where health and disease are governed by balance, not chance. Here, the philosopher-physician unfolds the universal principles of life: the elemental roots of nature, the temperaments that shape bodies and dispositions, and the four humors-blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile-th...

Avicenna's "A Compendium on the Soul" is a pivotal text that delves into the complexities of the human psyche and the nature of existence, merging philosophy and psychology in a profound examination of the soul's attributes. Written in a clear and methodical style characteristic of Avicenna's works, the text navigates through Aristotelian concepts while simultaneously engaging with Neoplatonism. The book is situated in the rich intellectual milieu of the Islamic Golden Age, where philosoph...

Ibn-i Sina veya Bati dunyasinda bilinen ismiyle Avicenna, 980 yilinda bugun Ozbekistan'a bagli Buhara yakinlarindaki Efsene koyunde dunyaya gelmisu, Islam'in Altin Cagi doneminin en onemli bilim insanlarindan biridir. Tip, astronomi, felsefe alaninda eserler vermis olan Ibni Sina "erken tibbin babasi", "filozoflarin prensi" olarak bilinir. Ibn-i Sina, daha cocuklugunda, cevresini hayrete dusuren bir zeka ve hafiza ornegi gostermistir. Kucuk yasta caginin butun ilimlerini ogrenmisti. Gunduz...

Overflowing with inspiration for both the heart and the soul. The joyful reflections this beautiful book contains transcend religion and draw from the teachings of renowned mystics from antiquity to the present.Whether you seek knowledge of the great mysteries or answers to the everyday questions of life, delve into Mystic Wisdom. Contemplate the wisdom it offers. Then look within your own being. The answers you seek will be there.Avicenna, Marcus Aurelius, Black Elk, Christian Bernard, Wi...