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THE UNDILUTED HISTORY OF AVICENNA (IBN SINA)

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Avicenna also known as Ibn Sina, was a Persian polymath who lived from 980 to 1037 CE. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the Islamic Golden Age and among the most important philosophers and physicians of the Middle Ages who  made significant contributions to the fields of philosophy, medicine, and science. Biography Avicenna was born in the city of Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan. He displayed exceptional intellectual abilities from a young age and quickly gained a reputation as a prodigious scholar. Avicenna received a comprehensive education in various disciplines, including medicine, mathematics, physics, philosophy, and Islamic theology. Contributions to Philosophy Avicenna's most renowned philosophical work is his magnum opus, "The Book of Healing" ("Al-Shifa"). In this extensive philosophical treatise, Avicenna synthesized various philosophical schools, including Aristotle's teachings and Neoplatonic ideas, and int...