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Avicenna On the Science of the Soul
Avicenna On the Science of the Soul
Avicenna On the Science of the Soul

Avicenna On the Science of the Soul

by Kazi
$29.90 - $29.90
$29.90
$29.90 - $29.90
$29.90

Laleh Bakhtiar

Paperback

9781567441994

 

A Synopsis of Fil Ilm al-Nafs

 

Avicenna writes this short synopsis on the soul as a gift for a Prince. Written around the year 1000 CE, Avicenna describes the soul as an immaterial substance that is known through its powers. According to him, it is the human rational soul that survives the body after death and is eternal.