Qutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural Universals
The problem of universals has been, and continues to be, one of the most important problems in philosophy. Although discussed by a variety of Arabic thinkers, it was Avicenna (d. 1037) who made the most significant contributions by reinterpreting the crucial terms of the debate in accordance with hi...
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| description | The problem of universals has been, and continues to be, one of the most important problems in philosophy. Although discussed by a variety of Arabic thinkers, it was Avicenna (d. 1037) who made the most significant contributions by reinterpreting the crucial terms of the debate in accordance with his notion of quiddity qua itself. He argued that a non-conditioned quiddity—also known as the natural universal (al-kullī al-ṭabīʿī)—existed in external particulars in the way that a part exists in the whole. This paper examines Quṭb al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s (d. 766/1364) criticisms of this theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c593885225243ee821a30af71e442e12023-02-15T16:07:54ZengScientific Studies Association (ILEM)Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences2547-94152547-94152019-11-0152255810.12658/Nazariyat.5.2.M0078enQutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural UniversalsWahid M. Amin0Al-Mahdi Insitute, UKThe problem of universals has been, and continues to be, one of the most important problems in philosophy. Although discussed by a variety of Arabic thinkers, it was Avicenna (d. 1037) who made the most significant contributions by reinterpreting the crucial terms of the debate in accordance with his notion of quiddity qua itself. He argued that a non-conditioned quiddity—also known as the natural universal (al-kullī al-ṭabīʿī)—existed in external particulars in the way that a part exists in the whole. This paper examines Quṭb al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s (d. 766/1364) criticisms of this theory.https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/11-cilt-5-sayi-2/2-m0078/amin_en.pdfproblem of universalsavicennaquṭb al-dīn al-rāzīnatural universalsnatures |
| spellingShingle | Wahid M. Amin Qutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural Universals Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences problem of universals avicenna quṭb al-dīn al-rāzī natural universals natures |
| title | Qutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural Universals |
| title_full | Qutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural Universals |
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| title_short | Qutb al-Din al-Razi and the Problem of Universals: A Fourteenth-Century Critique of Avicenna’s Theory of Natural Universals |
| title_sort | qutb al din al razi and the problem of universals a fourteenth century critique of avicenna s theory of natural universals |
| topic | problem of universals avicenna quṭb al-dīn al-rāzī natural universals natures |
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