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The Causes and Features of Earthquakes in Avicenna and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī

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  • Baffioni, Carmela

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This paper discusses the explanations for the causes and features of earthquakes in the works of philosopher and scientist Avicenna (980–1037) and in the theologian Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (1149–1209), who was deeply familiar with the work of Avicenna and who criticized him sharply on many occasions. The aim of this paper is to check the well-known hypothesis according to which Muslim theologians sometimes set out doctrines that were much more innovative from a scientific point of view than those of philosophers, strictly linked to Aristotle. This paper thus contributes to the history of Graeco-Arabic translations and the history of science. Avicenna's and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī's doctrines are compared with Aristotle and the Arabic tradition of the Meteorologica.

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  • Baffioni, Carmela, 2011. "The Causes and Features of Earthquakes in Avicenna and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 355-366, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:19:y:2011:i:03:p:355-366_00
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