Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Canon of Medicine, Book of Healing — the great polymath
The most influential philosopher-scientist of the Islamic world. The Canon of Medicine was the standard text for over five centuries East and West. His synthesis of Greek philosophy and Islamic theology preceded and paralleled Aquinas's achievement.
Key works
- The Canon of Medicine~1025— Medical encyclopedia — the standard text for 500 years, East and West
- The Book of Healing~1027— Encyclopedic philosophy — logic, physics, metaphysics, mathematics