The Soul in Ibn Kammūna’s Kalimāt Wajīza

Ibn Kammūna, a late thirteenth-century Jewish philosopher, had a special interest, bordering on an obsession, in the human soul, especially as regards its eternal endurance. One-quarter of his short ethical-philosophical treatise, the Kalimāt wajīza, is given over to ‘ilm al-nafs. In this paper, I p...

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Main Author: Y. Tzvi Langermann
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Language:English
Published: İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Bilim Tarihi Enstitüsü 2016-10-01
Series:Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
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Online Access:https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/5-cilt3-sayi1/2-m0027/y.tzvi-langermann.pdf
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‘ilm al-nafs
title The Soul in Ibn Kammūna’s Kalimāt Wajīza
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topic Ibn Kammūna
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