Self-awareness in Islamic philosophy : Avicenna and beyond /

Kaukua, Jari, 1975-

Self-awareness in Islamic philosophy : Avicenna and beyond / Jari Kaukua. - New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 257 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

"This book is the distillation of the research conducted during my postdoctoral period, but some of its central insights were already formed during my doctoral studies. I therefore owe an immense debt of gratitude to my supervisors, the late Juha Sihvola, Mikko Yrjonsuuri, and Taneli Kukkonen. The extremely conscientious and insightful comments of Jon McGinnis and Simo Knuuttila provided crucial corroboration and realignment at a formative stage"--



9781316105238 9781316204917


Self (Philosophy)
Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Islamic philosophy.


Electronic Books.

B745 / .S454 2015