Continuing from part one on Avicenna's argument for the existence of God and on the "flying man" argument for the soul's immateriality. We start by drilling more into Avicenna's metaphysical picture via his concept of necessity, and how we know that the mind is necessarily (essentially, according to its nature a.k.a. quiddity) different than the body. When you know Continue Reading …
Ep. 267: Avicenna on God and Soul w/ Peter Adamson (Part One for Supporters)
On selections and commentary about Avicenna's argument from around 1020 C.E. for the existence of God (including arguments to prove that God has the person-like properties that Islam imputes to him) and his "flying man" argument for the soul's essential independence from matter. Featuring Mark, Dylan, and our guest Peter Adamson from the History of Philosophy Continue Reading …
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? Avicenna and Aquinas on God’s Oneness
Much Internet-ink has been spilled over the last few months on the topic of Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins’s controversial statement that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” The situation is difficult for obvious religious, cultural, and political reasons—even if we can admire Hawkins’s extension of solidarity to Muslims, especially given the recent Continue Reading …