Is God a Substance? Avicenna on Essence, Being, and the Categories

Avicenna scholars unanimously agree that Avicenna takes the position that God is not classifiable according to the Aristotelian scheme of the ten categories. However, Avicenna scholars are in little agreement about precisely why God evades categorial classification. Scholars report numerous and, at...

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Main Author: Nathaniel B. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/12/1469