Ep. 267: Avicenna on God and Soul w/ Peter Adamson (Part One)

from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Mark Linsenmayer

Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode. Listen to a preview. On selections and commentary about Avicenna's argument from around 1020 C.E. for the existence of God as a necessary being, plus arguments to prove that God has the person-like properties that Islam imputes to him, and his "flying man" argument for the soul's essential independence from matter. Featuring Mark, Dylan, and our guest Peter Adamson from the History of Philosophy podcast. The post Ep. 267: Avicenna on God and Soul w/ Peter Adamson (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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