Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West : The Formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul 1160-1300

Bok av Dag Nikolaus Hasse
In the 12th century the Book of the Soul by the philosopher Avicenna was translated from Arabic into Latin. It had an immense success among scholastic writers and influenced the structure and content of many psychological works of the Middle Ages. This text investigates its successful reception.