Did Avicenna Write a RisÄla fÄ« l-WujÅ«d?
Evaluating Evidence from Fakhr al-DÄ«n al-RÄzÄ«, BahmanyÄr, and al-KhayyÄm
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The paper claims that Avicenna authored a thus far unknown treatise on existence, following a hint in Fakhr al-DÄ«n al-RÄzÄ«âs JawÄbÄt al-masÄʾil al-bukhÄriyya. Al-RÄzÄ« informs us about the doctrinal content of the treatiseâAvicenna held that existence does not have a second-order existenceâas well as about its textual historyâa portion of the treatise was preserved in BahmanyÄrâs Taḥṣīl. Al-RÄzÄ«âs report is confirmed by several manuscript witnesses of the Taḥṣīl, which contain an anomalous layer of text corresponding to his description. Additional evidence comes from comparing the doctrines defended in the text to other Avicennian works, as well as to al-KhayyÄmâs own treatise on existence. This leads to the additional conclusion that Avicennaâs treatise (or the portion preserved by BahmanyÄr) is among the sources of al-KhayyÄmâs. Finally, the paper outlines the content of the available portion of the treatise, highlighting its connections to other Avicennian and early post-Avicennian works.
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Did Avicenna Write a RisÄla fÄ« l-WujÅ«d?
Evaluating Evidence from Fakhr al-DÄ«n al-RÄzÄ«, BahmanyÄr, and al-KhayyÄm
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The paper claims that Avicenna authored a thus far unknown treatise on existence, following a hint in Fakhr al-DÄ«n al-RÄzÄ«âs JawÄbÄt al-masÄʾil al-bukhÄriyya. Al-RÄzÄ« informs us about the doctrinal content of the treatiseâAvicenna held that existence does not have a second-order existenceâas well as about its textual historyâa portion of the treatise was preserved in BahmanyÄrâs Taḥṣīl. Al-RÄzÄ«âs report is confirmed by several manuscript witnesses of the Taḥṣīl, which contain an anomalous layer of text corresponding to his description. Additional evidence comes from comparing the doctrines defended in the text to other Avicennian works, as well as to al-KhayyÄmâs own treatise on existence. This leads to the additional conclusion that Avicennaâs treatise (or the portion preserved by BahmanyÄr) is among the sources of al-KhayyÄmâs. Finally, the paper outlines the content of the available portion of the treatise, highlighting its connections to other Avicennian and early post-Avicennian works.
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