02079cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000240012524500290014926400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801210039552010950051653400450161165300090165670000280166585600430169399900170173658186UtSlPG20260610134336.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a06039840  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aB1 aAvicenna,d980-103712aA Compendium on the Soul 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-10-28  aProduced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Emmanuel Ackerman and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"A Compendium on the Soul" by Avicenna is a philosophical treatise written in the early 11th century. The work focuses on the nature of the soul, its faculties, and its relationship with the body, contributing to the fields of philosophy and psychology. Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the soul, referencing various philosophical traditions including Aristotle and Platonic thought.  At the start of the text, Avicenna introduces the purpose of his work as an offering to a prince, hoping to secure his patronage. He discusses the importance of understanding oneself as a pathway to understanding the divine, linking this self-knowledge to the faculties of the soul. The beginning also outlines the book's structure, detailing the ten sections that will explore the existence and functions of the soul, the division into its various faculties, and the relationship between body and soul—emphasizing both philosophical and scientific inquiries into the nature of consciousness and perception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSoul1 aVan Dyck, Edward Abbott40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58186  c99014d99014