Avempace
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Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja (), known simply as Ibn Bajja () or his Latinized name Avempace (; – 1138), was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physics, and music, as well as philosophy, medicine, botany, and poetry.
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Avempace, born Abu Bakr in Zaragoza, was a male philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and writer. He held the position of vizier and was a citizen of the Taifa of Zaragoza. His religious affiliation was Islam, and he spoke Arabic. Avempace was a student of Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali and was influenced by Farabi. He worked in the fields of philosophy, Arab philosophy, astronomy, and physics.
He died in 1139 in Fez, where he is also buried. His works include *El régimen del solitario*, *Rasaāʼil Ibn Bājjah al-Ilāhīyah*, and *Sharḥ al-samāʻ al-tabīʻī li-Arisṭūṭālīs*. Avempace is described in sources such as *The Catholic Encyclopedia* and *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 1085
- Died
- 1138
- Works
- 35
Top works
- دفاتر مجموعة البحث في الفلسفة الإسلامية
- Die Richtschnur des Einsamen ; Über das Ziel des menschlichen Lebens ; Über die diesseitige und die jenseitige Glückseligkeit
- Irtiyāḍ fī Kitāb al-taḥlīl
- Sharḥ al-samāʻ al-tabīʻī li-Arisṭūṭālīs
- Rasaāʼil Ibn Bājjah al-Ilāhīyah
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 6
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Scientist.name
- Ibn Bajja
- Scientist.native_name
- ابن باجة
- Scientist.native_name_lang
- ar
- Scientist.caption
- An imaginary sketch representing Ibn Bajja, 1961
- Scientist.birth_place
- Saraqusta, Taifa of Zaragoza, Al-Andalus
- Scientist.death_place
- Fes, Almoravid Empire
- Scientist.field
- Astronomer, philosopher, physician, physicist, poet, scientist
- Scientist.nocat_wdimage
- yes
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Philosophy
- Astronomy
- Physics
- Botany
- Music
- Tributes
- Notes
- References
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Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja (), known simply as Ibn Bajja () or his Latinized name Avempace (; – 1138), was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physics, and music, as well as philosophy, medicine, botany, and poetry.
He was the author of the Kitāb an-Nabāt ("The Book of Plants"), a popular work on botany, which defined the sex of plants. His philosophical theories influenced the work of Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Albertus Magnus. Most of his writings and books were not completed (or well-organized) due to his early death. He had a vast knowledge of medicine, mathematics, and astronomy. His main contribution to Islamic philosophy was his idea on soul phenomenology, which was never completed.
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