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HoP 360 - Dag N. Hasse on Arabic Learning in the Renaissance

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Influence of Avicenna on Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Avaros is very much at the center of Renaissance philosophy. It's usually a derogatory term, the term of abuse. Avicenna gives us a naturalistic interpretation of prophecy by focusing on the capacities of the human soul. Profit with visions has a very strong imagination. A prophet who is able to change the exterior world, such as by producing rain, has aVery strong willpower. The greatest profit is basically a philosopher who understands everything.

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