Ibn Sinaova Poslanica o suštini ljubavi i kratak pregled viđenja ljubavi u filozofiji kroz historiju
Epistle on the Essence of Love by Ibn Sina and a Brief Overview of the Vision of Love in Philosophy through History

Summary/Abstract: Love is an eternal inspiration. Everyone talks about love, but what love is and whether there is a rational explanation of love are questions that only few dared to answer. Ancient Greece is a cradle of western philosophy as we know it, whose main representatives were Plato and Aristotle. They rationally tried to solve the emotional riddle called love. Later on, following their trail, Islamic intellectuals and philosophers also wrote about love. It can be argued that no one talked about love in a rational way, which in some segments borders with Islamic gnosis, like Ibn Sina did. This paper, after a brief historical overview of the opinions of the most significant scholars about love, also presents the translation of the Epistle on the essence of love that was written by Ibn Sina upon a request of his friend.

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