Avicenna on the Soul’s Power to Manipulate Material Objects

In his article on the foundations of Ficino’s ideas on magic, James Hankins observes that, where Ficino justifies non-material causation in the universe, he is heavily indebted to Avicenna. As Hankins also points out, this Avicennan idea clearly violates the Aristotelian maxim that ‘physical causati...

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Main Author: Yasin R. Başaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Anadolu Ilahiyat Akademisi 2015-05-01
Series:Eskiyeni
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/474186