Les Possibilités de Jonction Averroes - Thomas Wylton |
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| Author:
| Brenet, Jean-Baptiste |
| Series title: | Scientia Graeco-Arabica Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-031518-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $363.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is a study ofthe psychology of Averroes and its influence on Roman philosophy. It addresses his famous doctrine of the intellect, and its critical defence by the English 14th-century theologian Thomas Wylton. The major questions related to the body-mind problem are tackled: the relation between soul and body, the status of imagination, the nature of the intellect's power, and the autonomy of the thinker.
This book is a study ofthe psychology of Averroes and its influence on Roman philosophy. It addresses his famous doctrine of the intellect, and its critical defence by the English 14th-century theologian Thomas Wylton. The major questions related to the body-mind problem are tackled: the relation between soul and body, the status of imagination, the nature of the intellect's power, and the autonomy of the thinker.