Al-Bīrūnī and Avicenna on the Existence of Void and the Plurality of Worlds

IF 0.5 3区社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Oriens Pub Date : 2019-05-13 DOI:10.1163/18778372-04701002

Paul Hullmeine

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Abstract

The present paper is devoted to the famous letter exchange between al-Bīrūnī and Avicenna. Its main concern is to elaborate the philosophical content of two of the 18 questions, namely on the existence of void and the plurality of worlds. Since this has previously only been done in a superficial way, this paper aims to draw attention to al-Bīrūnī’s hitherto unknown philosophical doctrines. In the course of this investigation, it will be necessary to consider his arguments from the letters in view of the background of the ancient, Neoplatonic, and Arabic philosophical and theological discourse. Since this letter exchange is dated to the beginning of Avicenna’s career, his answers illuminate the development of his thought.

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Al-Bīrūnī和阿维森纳关于虚空的存在和世界的多元性

本文致力于al-Bīrūnī和阿维森纳之间著名的信件交换。它的主要关注点是阐述18个问题中的两个问题的哲学内容，即关于空的存在和世界的多元。由于以前只是以一种肤浅的方式进行，因此本文旨在引起人们对al-Bīrūnī迄今为止未知的哲学学说的关注。在这个调查的过程中，有必要考虑他的论点，从书信的背景来看，古代，新柏拉图主义，和阿拉伯哲学和神学话语。由于这封书信的交换可以追溯到阿维森纳职业生涯的开始，他的回答阐明了他思想的发展。

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1.10

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33.30%

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