From the being as primum cognitum to the multivoca in the Avicenna Latinus. A commentary on Philosophia Prima I,5.

Authors

  • Francisco O’Reilly Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad de Montevideo; Universidad de la República

Keywords:

Metaphysics, primum cognitum, transcendental, Avicenna latinus

Abstract

Avicenna’s Philosophia prima (I,5) is the primary source for the idea of the being (ens) as the first thing conceived by the intellect. He also develops de idea of the multivoca of the being, i.e., the notions which share the status of first notions conceived by the intellect. They are identified with the being (ens) by extension, but they also bring along another type of comprehension. This article presents the main ideas developed by Avicenna in the text, in order to let the reader know one of the chief sources of the transcendental thought of Latin Scholastic

Author Biography

Francisco O’Reilly, Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad de Montevideo; Universidad de la República

Licenciado en Filosofía por la Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino y Doctor en Filosofía por la Universidad de Navarra. Actualmente es Director del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay), Profesor Adjunto (Grado 3) de Historia de la Filosofía Antigua y Medieval en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de la República (Uruguay).

Published

01-07-2019

How to Cite

O’Reilly, F. (2019). From the being as primum cognitum to the multivoca in the Avicenna Latinus. A commentary on Philosophia Prima I,5. Scripta Mediaevalia, 12(1), 31–52. Retrieved from https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/scripta/article/view/2610

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