Avicenna’s proof of the Necessary Existent is ingenious and influential; but does it amount to a proof of God’s existence?

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Folge vom 04.08.2013HoP 140 - By All Means Necessary - Avicenna on God
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Folge vom 28.07.2013HoP 139 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Avicenna on ExistenceAvicenna revolutionizes metaphysics with groundbreaking ideas about necessity and contingency, and his new distinction between essence and existence.
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Folge vom 21.07.2013HoP 138 - The Self-Made Man - Avicenna's Life and WorksDespite a tumultuous life, Avicenna manages to become the most influential of all medieval philosophers.
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Folge vom 14.07.2013HoP 137 - God Willing – the AsharitesAl-Ash‘arī puts his stamp on the future of Islamic theology by emphasizing God’s untrammeled power and freedom.