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Comparison Of Ibn Sina's View On Natural Laws

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a. Ibn Sina (d.1037) was a Persian polymath who is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of the Islamic golden age who contributed to many of the sciences such as medicine, chemistry, astronomy, philosophy, and many more. Al-Biruni (d. 1048) was also a Persian polymath who was, as well, regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the medieval islamic era and therefore it is safe to say that Ibn Sina and Al-Biruni together have been regarded as the greatest scholastic and scientific thinkers throughout history. Before exploring Ibn Sina’s view on natural laws, let us first clarify what natural laws mean in the context oh philosophical studies. In order to believe in natural laws, one must first believe in God since God himself originally issues the natural laws. Ibn Sina’s theory of the “natural position”of celestial bodies asserts his belief of the natural law of the universe. This came as an answer to Al-Biruni’s criticism of the Aristotelian notion that states that celestial spheres have no levity nor gravity, Ibn Sina asserts Aristotle’s claim by affirming that everything in its natural position is neither dense nor light in actuality. (P. 94) …show more content…

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