ISBN: 9780842527477

The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   The Physics of The Healing by Avicenna, Jon McGinnis Part of the encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing", this… More...

The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   The Physics of The Healing by Avicenna, Jon McGinnis Part of the encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing", this first volume represents arguably the most brilliant mind of late antiquity grappling with and rethinking the entire tradition of natural philosophy inherited from the Greeks as well as the physical thought of Muslim speculative theologians. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Avicenna's Physics is the very first volume that he wrote when he began his monumental encyclopedia of science and philosophy, TheHealing. Avicenna's reasons for beginning with Physics are numerous: it offers up the principles needed to understand such special natural sciences as psychology; it sets up many of the problems that take center stage in his Metaphysics; and it provides concrete examples of many of the abstract analytical tools that he would develop later in Logic.While Avicenna's Physics roughly follows the thought of Aristotle's Physics, with its emphasis on natural causes, the nature of motion, and the conditions necessary for motion, the work is hardly derivative. It represents arguably the most brilliant mind of late antiquity grappling with and rethinking the entire tradition of natural philosophy inherited from the Greeks as well as the physical thought of Muslim speculative theologians. As such, Physics is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Avicenna's complete philosophical system, the history of science, or the history of ideas. Author Biography Jon McGinnis is associate professor of classical and medieval philosophy at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Table of Contents Volume 1 Foreword to the Series Foreword to the Volume Acknowledgments Translator''s Introduction A Note on the Source Texts Sigla and Conventions First Book On the Causes and Principles of Natural Things Preface Chapter One Explaining the means by which to arrive at the science of natural things from their first principles Chapter Two Enumerating the principles of natural things by assertion and supposition Chapter Three How these principles are common Chapter Four Examination of what Parmenides and Melissus said regarding the principles of being Chapter Five On defining nature Chapter Six On nature''s relation to matter, form, and motion Chapter Seven Of certain terms derived from nature and an explanation of their status Chapter Eight On how the science of physics conducts investigation and what, if anything, it shares in common with the other sciences Chapter Nine On defining the causes that are of the greatest interest to the natural philosopher in his investigation Chapter Ten On defining each of the four kinds of causes Chapter Eleven On the interrelations of causes Chapter Twelve On the divisions of causal states Chapter Thirteen Discussion of luck and chance: The difference between them and an explanation of their true state Chapter Fourteen Some of the arguments of those who were in error concerning chance and luck and the refutation of their views Chapter Fifteen How causes enter into investigating and seeking the why-question and the answer to it Second Book On Motion and That Which Follows It Chapter One On motion Chapter Two The relation of motion to the categories Chapter Three Concerning the list of those categories alone in which motion occurs Chapter Four Establishing the opposition of motion and rest Chapter Five Beginning the account of place and reviewing the arguments of those who deny and those who affirm it Chapter Six The various schools of thought about place and a review of their arguments Chapter Seven Refuting the view of those who say that place is matter or form or any indiscriminate contacting surface or an interval Chapter Eight The inconsistency of those who defend the void Chapter Nine The essence of place and its confirmation and the refutation of the arguments of those who deny and are in error about it Chapter Ten Beginning the discussion about time, the disagreement of people concerning it, and the refutation of those erring about it Chapter Eleven Identifying and affirming the essence of time Chapter Twelve Explaining the instant Chapter Thirteen The solution to the skeptical puzzle raised about time and the completion of the discussion of things temporal, such as being in time and not in time, everlasting, eternity, [and the expressions] suddenly, right away, just before, just after, and ancient Volume 2 Third Book Concerning What Belongs to Natural Things Owing to Their Quantity Chapter One The manner of investigation peculiar to this book Chapter Two On succession, contiguity, following immediately, interpenetration, cohesion, continuity, intermediate, limit, being together, and being separate Chapter Three The state of bodies with respect to their division and a report of the various arguments on which the detractors rely Chapter Four Establishing the true opinion and refuting the false Chapter Five Solution to the puzzle of those who prattle on about the atom Chapter Six On the interrelation of distance, motions, and times with respect to this topic, and an explanation that no first part belongs to them Chapter Seven The beginning of the discussion about the finitude and infinitude of bodies and people''s opinions concerning that Chapter Eight On the impossibility that either a body or magnitude or number in an ordered series is infinite, and that it is impossible that there be some infinite body that is moved either in its entirety or partiality Chapter Nine An explanation of the way that the infinite does and does not enter into existence, and a refutation of the arguments of those who defend the existence of an actual infinite Chapter Ten That bodies are finite with respect to influencing and being influenced Chapter Eleven That nothing precedes motion and time save the being of the Creator (may He be exalted) and that neither of the two has a first [moment] of its being Chapter Twelve Following upon the claim that there is a point of smallness at which natural bodies are divested of their forms and that, in fact, each one of them has a certain limiting point less than which its form is not preserved; likewise, following up on the claim that no motion is the lease, slowest, or shortest Chapter Thirteen On the directions of bodies Chapter Fourteen The natural direction of rectilinear motion Fourth Book On the Accidents of These Natural Things and Their Interrelations, as Well as the Things That Are Necessary Concomitants of Their Interrelations Chapter One Of the subjects contained in this book Chapter Two On the numerical unity of motion Chapter Three On the motion that is one in genus and species Chapter Four Resolving the doubts raised against motion''s being one Chapter Five On motions that are and are not in concert Chapter Six On the contrariety of motions and their opposites Chapter Seven Of the oppositions of motion and rest Chapter Eight An explanation of whether one motion can really be continuous with another or whether that is impossible for them, such that there must be a state of rest between them Chapter Nine On the motion that is naturally prior and a catalogue of the specific differences of motions Chapter Ten The way in which space and other things are natural to the body Chapter Eleven On establishing that every body has as single natural space, and [on] the way space belongs to the body''s collective kind and to its individual instances as well as to simple and composite [bodies] Chapter Twelve Establishing that every natural body has a principle of motion with respect to either place or position Chapter Thirteen Accidental motion Chapter Fourteen On forced motion and the mobile''s spontaneous motion Chapter Fifteen The states of motive causes and the interrelations between the motive and mobile causes Glossary of Arabic-English Terms Subject Index Review "The Islamic Translation Series . . . has established itself as one of the most valuable resources available to scholars of Islamic theology and Arab philosophy."--Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Review Quote "The Islamic Translation Series . . . has established itself as one of the most valuable resources available to scholars of Islamic theology and Arab philosophy."-Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Details ISBN0842527478 Author Jon McGinnis Pages 1168 Publisher Brigham Young University Press Translator Jon McGinnis ISBN-10 0842527478 ISBN-13 9780842527477 Format Hardcover Imprint Brigham Young University Press Subtitle A Parallel English-Arabic Text in Two Volumes Place of Publication Utah Country of Publication United States Year 2010 Language English Media Book Short Title PREPAK-PHYSICS OF THE HEALI-2V Residence US Birth 0980 Death 1037 Edited by Davis, Morgan DEWEY 530 UK Release Date 2010-05-15 Publication Date 2010-05-15 NZ Release Date 2010-05-15 US Release Date 2010-05-15 Series Islamic Translation Series Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2010-05-14 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:96887156; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780842527477, Book Title: The Physics of The Healing, Publication Year: 2010, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: The Physics of the Healing: a Parallel English-Arabic Text in Two Volumes, Item Height: 242mm, Item Width: 180mm, Subject: Sc, Brigham Young University Press<

ISBN: 9780842527477

About this ItemThe item is a book HardbackThe Author Name is AvicennaThe Title is The Physics of the Healing : A Parallel English-Arabic Text in Two VolumesCondition NewOther CommentsNew … More...

About this ItemThe item is a book HardbackThe Author Name is AvicennaThe Title is The Physics of the Healing : A Parallel English-Arabic Text in Two VolumesCondition NewOther CommentsNew Store StockProduct Description -"Avicenna's Physics" is the very first volume that he wrote when he began his monumental encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing". Avicenna's reasons for beginning with "Physics" are numerous: it offers up the principles needed to understand such special natural sciences as psychology it sets up many of the problems that take center stage in his Metaphysics and it provides concrete examples of many of the abstract analytical tools that he would develop later in "Logic". While "Avicenna's Physics" roughly follows the thought of "Aristotle's Physics", with its emphasis on natural causes, the nature of motion, and the conditions necessary for motion, the work is hardly derivative. It represents arguably the most brilliant mind of late antiquity grappling with and rethinking the entire tradition of natural philosophy inherited from the Greeks as well as the physical thought of Muslim speculative theologians. As such, "Physics" is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Avicenna's complete philosophical system, the history of science, or the history of ideas.Because we have over 2 million items for sale, we have to use stock images, not actual images of the items for sale. Unless explicitly mentioned in this listing, the purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the  image is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example, some of our stock images include stickers,  labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, and or writing on the sleeve or disk label.When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details  are provided automatically  from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.  Gift IdeasThis is a  great  gift idea.  Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses,  some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.  Contact UsPlease contact us to check and verify the details of the item before purchasing if there is a specific image, edition, or variation you are looking for. If we have resources available we will share images.Location ID 245ziHaveit SKU ID 154120399Unique Reference Number 2132871696, Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Fiction/Non-Fiction: Non-Fiction, Brand: Islamic Translation Series, Weight: 2.31, Style: NA, Title: The Physics of the Healing A Parallel English-Arabic Text in Tw, Release Title: The Physics of the Healing A Parallel English-Arabic Text in Tw, Record Grading: New, Sleeve Grading: New, Platform: NA, Size: NA, Film/TV Title: The Physics of the Healing A Parallel English-Arabic Text in T, Colour: NA, Material: NA, Department: NA, Movie/TV Title: The Physics of the Healing A Parallel English-Arabic Text in T, UPC: 9780842527477, EAN: 9780842527477, Item Length: 165, Main Stone: NA, Metal Purity: NA, Metal: NA, Connectivity: NA, Model: NA, Publication Year: 2010, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: The Physics of the Healing: a Parallel English-Arabic Text in Two Volumes, Item Height: 242mm, Item Width: 180mm, Subject: Science, Item Weight: 2184g, Number of Pages: 1168 Pages, Brigham Young University Press<

ISBN: 9780842527477

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Part of the encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing", this first volume represents a… More...

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Part of the encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing", this first volume represents arguably the most brilliant mind of late antiquity grappling with and rethinking the entire tradition of natural philosophy inheri, 6<