On Avicennian Reform of Aristotle’s Metaphysics: basic attitudes
The article examines the fundamental revision of Aristotle’s “Metaphysics” engaged by the greatest Muslim philosopher Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037), in the first instance in the section under the title “Theology / Metaphysics” of his encyclopedic work “The Healing” (ash-shifᾱ’). On the basis of the treatise by Aristotle, which is in fact a conglomerate of fourteen different works, which do not constitute a coherent unity Avicenna produced a logical well rounded and systematic teaching. As a result of the synthesis of philosophy and religion, made by Avicenna the Aristotelian metaphysics became the ontotheology. The article consists of two parts. The first part highlights the basic attitudes of Ibn Sina's reform, especially epistemization of the philosophy and the application of the monotheistic approach. The second part which deals with the concept of the essence of metaphysics as viewed by Avicenna will be published in the following issue of the journal.