CHAPTER IV.. The Neo-Platonic Aristotelians of the East.

The Neo-Platonic Aristotelians of The East.

1. Kindi 97–106 1. His Life 97 2. Relation to Theology 99 3. Mathematics 100 4. God; World; Soul 101 5. Doctrine of the Spirit (ʻaql) 102 6. Kindi as an Aristotelian 104 7. The School of Kindi 105

2. Farabi 106–128 1. The Logicians 106 2. Farabi’s Life 107 3. Relation to Plato and Aristotle 108 4. Farabi’s Conception of Philosophy 110 5. His Logic 111 6. His Metaphysics. Being. God 114 7. The Celestial World 115 8. The Terrestrial World 117 9. The Human Soul 118 10. The Spirit in Man 119 11. Farabi’s Ethics 121 12. His Politics 122 13. The Future Life 123 14. General Survey of Farabi’s System 124 15. Effects of his Philosophy. Sidjistani 126

3. Ibn Maskawaih 128–131 1. His Position 128 2. The Nature of the Soul 128 3. The Principles of his Ethics 129

4. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 131–148 1. His Life 131 2. His Work 132 3. Branches of Philosophy. Logic 134 4. Metaphysics and Physics 135 5. Anthropology and Psychology 139 6. The Reason 141 7. Allegorical Representation of the Doctrine of the Reason 143 8. Esoteric Teaching 144 9. Ibn Sina’s Time. Beruni 145 10. Behmenyar 146 11. Survival of Ibn Sina’s Influence 147

5. Ibn al-Haitham (Alhazen) 148–153 1. Scientific Movement turning Westward 148 2. Ibn al-Haitham’s Life and Works 149 3. Perception and Judgment 150 4. Slender effect left by his Teaching 152