Albert's Refutation of the Extramission Theory of Vision and His Defence of the Intromission Theory: An Edition, English Translation and Analysis of His Muslim Sources

Cemil Akdogan

ISBN 10: 9839379070 / ISBN 13: 9789839379075

Published by International Institute of Islamic thought & civil, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Albert's Refutation of the Extramission Theory of Vision and His Defence of the Intromission Theory: An Edition, English Translation and Analysis of His Muslim Sources
• Publisher: International Institute of Islamic thought & civil
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9839379070
• ISBN 13: 9789839379075
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The present book, originally the author’s doctoral dissertation entitled “Optics in Albert the Great’s De sensu et sensate, ostensibly a commentary on Aristotle’s treatise of the same title, and analyses his Muslim sources. It contains a new critical edition and translation of the Chapters 3 to 14 of De sensu et sensate, along with variant readings, explanatory notes, and introduction. In those twelve chapters, Albert mentions Ibn Sina (Avicenna) eight times, Ibn Rushd (Averroes) six times, Ibn al-Haytham (Huchaym) four times, al-Farabi (Alfarabius) four times, and al-Kindi (Jacob Alchindi) once. Since Albert borrowed ideas from Muslim philosophers and acknowledged his debt to them by citing their names, this study sheds some light on the interaction between Islamic civilization and Western civilization.