İBN RUSHD AS A COMMENTATOR AND A READER OF THE CLASSICAL BOOK, DE ANIMA Cover Image

KLASİK ESER [DE ANİMA] OKUYUCUSU VE ŞARİHİ OLARAK İBN RÜŞD
İBN RUSHD AS A COMMENTATOR AND A READER OF THE CLASSICAL BOOK, DE ANIMA

Author(s): Atilla Arkan
Subject(s): Non-European Philosophy, Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Sakarya üniversitesi
Keywords: Averroes; Classics; Commentary; De Anima; Aristotle;

Summary/Abstract: İbn Ruchd is one of the important readers and commentators of Aristotelian philosophical classical books. This study, firstly, aims to explain that why Aristotle’s De Anima is perceived as one of main classical book regarding psychology by Muslim philosophers. De Anima determines basic subjects and problems of psychology and builds explanatory concepts and theories within logical consistency. Beside that De Anima tries to solve the main problems of human beings such as the meaning of life, freedom, justice and happiness. Further, for Ibn Ruchd, Aristotelian philosophical literature gives the opportunity to establish an harmonious and consistent human understanding. As a part of this literature, De Anima plays an essential role in constructing the relations among God, the nature and human beings. Ibn Ruchd’s three commentaries on De Anima are different attempts and examples of understanding and commenting. Therefore, this study tries to determine the characteristics of these commentaries from the perspective of writing gender and evaluation. Finally this study tries to determine the techniques of Ibn Ruchd which he uses in his commentaries, and general principles which he considers very seriously. Considering these general principles, some of the differences between Aristotle and Ibn Ruchd may be understood very well.

  • Issue Year: 7/2005
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 1-23
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Turkish