Yaḥyā ibn ‘Adī against al-Kindī on the TrinityJournal of Eastern Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/LKTWMQUG/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.PeterAdamsonYaḥyā ibn ‘Adī against al-Kindī on the Trinityhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/LKTWMQUGhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/LKTWMQUGhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/LKTWMQUGJournal of Eastern Christian Studies72:3-42020241-271A leading Christian philosopher of the so-called 'Baghdad School', Yaḥyā Ibn 'Adī, wrote a number of works defending and explaining the doctrine of the Trinity. In one of these he quotes and rebuts a refutation of the Trinity by the earlier, Muslim philosopher al-Kindī, which is known only through the quotations provided by Ibn ῾Adī. This study shows that both thinkers give arguments that are paralleled in their other works, notably in al-Kindī’s On First Philosophy and Ibn 'Adī’s Treatise on Unity. Particular attention is given to Ibn 'Adī’s attempts to diagnose failings in al-Kindī’s refutation by displaying his superior grasp of Aristotelian logic and metaphysics. The study concludes by offering the first modern translation of Ibn ῾Adī’s refutation of al-Kindī.
Adamson, Peter. “Yaḥyā Ibn ‘Adī against al-Kindī on the Trinity.” Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 72:3-4 (2020): 241–71.
Peter Adamson, Yaḥyā Ibn ‘Adī against al-Kindī on the Trinity,Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 72:3-4 (2020): 241–71.Arab ChristiansAristotleGreek philosophyJacobitesMuslim-Christian relationsTrinityVII-XVIII CEX CEYahya b. Adilogicpolemic