Science of the Soul in Ibn Sīnā’s Pointers and Reminders: A Philological Study (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, 122) (Arabic Edition)

Book info: Science of the Soul in Ibn Sīnā’s Pointers and Reminders: A Philological Study (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, 122) (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover, 344 pages) – Brill, 2023. Language: English.

In Science of the Soul in Ibn Sīnā’s Pointers and Reminders, Michael A. Rapoport provides a philological and interpretive guide for critically reading and interpreting Ibn Sīnā’s (Avicenna, d. 1037) most challenging and influential text. Rapoport argues that chapters VII-X of the Pointers present scientific explanations for phenomena related to the human soul – from intellection to divination, magic, and marvels – within the framework of Ibn Sīnā’s Metaphysics of the Rational Soul. This book dispels widespread notions that the Pointers represents Ibn Sīnā’s mystical or Sufi philosophy and therefore stands apart from the rest of his corpus. Editorial Reviews About the Author Michael A. Rapoport, Ph.D. (2018), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. His research on Ibn Sīnā and Arabic philosophy has appeared in Oriens and Nazariyat.