Avicenna
Medieval Islamic philosopher
Avicenna is the Latinized name of Ibn Sina (980–1037), a Persian polymath who became one of the most influential philosophers and physicians of the Islamic Golden Age.
His medical encyclopedia, the Canon of Medicine, served as a standard medical text in European universities for centuries.
His philosophical works synthesized Aristotelian thought with Islamic theology and profoundly influenced both medieval Islamic and Western scholastic philosophy.
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
Aristotelianism · Neoplatonism · syllogism · rationalism · essence · existence · contingent · soul
Power to affect others
- CanonJapanese imaging corporation
- encyclopedicCovering all branches of knowledge
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- Latin translationsTexts converted from Rome's language
Scholasticism · Aquinas · medieval universities · Renaissance · Islamic Golden Age · Western philosophy · scientific method
Former Persian capital
- vizierMuslim government's chief minister
- court physicianMedical advisor to royalty
- Central AsiaContinental interior between Russia and Iran
- FarsiIran's native tongue
Study of organism structure
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- healingRestoration of health
therapy · clinical · pathology · treatment · prescription · humors · contagion · quarantine
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
ontology · Aristotelianism · Neoplatonism · syllogism · rationalism · essence · existence · contingent · soul · intellect
influence
Power to affect others
- CanonJapanese imaging corporation
- encyclopedicCovering all branches of knowledge
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
Latin translations · Scholasticism · Aquinas · medieval universities · Renaissance · Islamic Golden Age · Western philosophy · scientific method
Isfahan
Former Persian capital
- vizierMuslim government's chief minister
- court physicianMedical advisor to royalty
- Central AsiaContinental interior between Russia and Iran
Farsi · Islamic Golden Age · Silk Road · Islamic civilization
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
healing · therapy · clinical · pathology · treatment · prescription · humors · contagion · quarantine · herbal remedies
- Ancient PhysiciansHippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides, Andreas, Imhotep
- Islamic ThinkersIbn Taymiyyah, Rumi, Attar, Sufis
- Persian ThinkersRumi, Omar Khayyam, Attar, Khayyam
- ancient medicinephysicians, healers, Hippocratic Oath, Hippocratic oath, four humors
- Ancient ScholarsPlato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes
- Ancient ThinkersAristotle, Plato, Socrates, Confucius, Thales
AvicennaIbn Taymiyyah
AvicennaGalen
Classical Roman-era physician
Hippocrates · John Locke · David Hume · Bertrand Russell · Francis Bacon
Avicennaevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
experimental medicine · Louis Pasteur · Claude Bernard · germ theory · clinical trials