In a book called On the Quantity of [this philosopher]’s Books, a later thinker described a work by this philosopher as explaining things that persist without matter and affirming God’s oneness and causeness. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this ancient Greek philosopher whose works Categories and Metaphysics were translated and commented upon by medieval Islamic scholars.
ANSWER: Aristotle [or Aristoteles; accept On the Quantity of Aristotle’s Books]
[10h] This philosopher had the unknown philosopher Ustath translate Metaphysics and presented the first major efforts to introduce Greek philosophy to the Arab world through his treatise On First Philosophy.
ANSWER: al-Kindī [or Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī]
[10m] This Islamic philosopher, influenced by al-Fārābī, criticized Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics in a book where he added induction and experimentation to the scientific method. He wrote a “floating man” thought experiment.
ANSWER: Ibn Sīnā [or Avicenna; or Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn bin ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin Sīnā al-Balkhi al-Bukhari]
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