Research Article

The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions

Number: 22 June 30, 2025
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The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions

Abstract

Avicenna ushered in a new era in Islamic thought with his ideas and debates. Without understanding his ideas, Islamic thought cannot be fully mastered. However, in our time, Muslims have focused mainly on his works on medicine. However, as science is constantly evolving, old knowledge is rapidly aging. There is nothing like it in Aristotle’s book of physics today, but it is still new to philosophy. The same is true for Avicenna’s works: medical knowledge has now become a subject of history, but his philosophy is still alive. In this article, we follow the traces of Avicenna’s philosophical research in Seljuk Anatolia. Since this work is a study of history, the change in content of the philosophy of Avicennain 13th century Anatolia is not the main problem of this article. These problematics can be revealed and discussed by the studies in the field of philosophy written in Anatolia by philosophers. However, I must say that during this period, serious criticisms against Avicennadrew attention since he was thought to have religiousized the philosophical tradition and disrupted philosophy. This article aims to reveal the development and influence of this philosophy through the commentaries, criticisms and discussions around his thoughts on Avicenna’s works.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

History of Seljuk

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 28, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 30, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 22

APA
Demirci, M. (2025). The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, 22, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1648635
AMA
1.Demirci M. The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;(22):1-22. doi:10.23897/usad.1648635
Chicago
Demirci, Mustafa. 2025. “The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 22: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1648635.
EndNote
Demirci M (June 1, 2025) The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi 22 1–22.
IEEE
[1]M. Demirci, “The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions”, Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 22, pp. 1–22, June 2025, doi: 10.23897/usad.1648635.
ISNAD
Demirci, Mustafa. “The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 22 (June 1, 2025): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1648635.
JAMA
1.Demirci M. The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;:1–22.
MLA
Demirci, Mustafa. “The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 22, June 2025, pp. 1-22, doi:10.23897/usad.1648635.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Demirci. The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;(22):1-22. doi:10.23897/usad.1648635

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