{"product_id":"henry-corbin-and-ibn-s-299-n-257-epistemology-hermeneutics-and-imaginal-world-9798180071293","title":"Henry Corbin and Ibn S\u0026#299;n\u0026#257;: Epistemology, Hermeneutics, and Imaginal World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if Ibn Sīnā was not only a philosopher of reason but also a thinker of imagination, experience, and inner transformation?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) has often been remembered primarily as one of the greatest architects of rational philosophy in the Islamic intellectual tradition. His contributions to metaphysics, logic, medicine, and philosophy established him as one of the most influential thinkers in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Henry Corbin, one of the twentieth century's most original interpreters of Islamic philosophy, proposed a different and more nuanced reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHenry Corbin and Ibn Sīnā Epistemology, Hermeneutics, and the Imaginal World\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad examines Corbin's attempt to recover dimensions of Ibn Sīnā's thought that are often overlooked: symbolic narration, visionary philosophy, intellectual experience, and the relationship between knowledge and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores a central philosophical question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs knowing merely the construction of concepts, or is it also a transformation of the one who knows?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a careful engagement with Corbin's interpretation of Avicennian philosophy, this book investigates: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the limits of reading Ibn Sīnā only through rationalist frameworks;\u003cbr\u003e- Corbin's hermeneutical approach to Islamic philosophy;\u003cbr\u003e- the philosophical significance of Avicennian visionary narratives;\u003cbr\u003e- the role of imagination and symbolic language in human understanding;\u003cbr\u003e- knowledge as participation rather than mere representation;\u003cbr\u003e- the relationship between philosophy, existence, and self-transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than opposing reason and imagination, this study shows how Corbin's reading invites a broader understanding of philosophical inquiry-one where rational analysis, symbolic meaning, and existential experience interact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the tenth volume of the \u003cb\u003eHenry Corbin Studies\u003c\/b\u003e series published by KBA13 Insight, this book continues a larger intellectual exploration of Corbin's philosophical legacy and his dialogue with major figures in Islamic and Western thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for students, scholars, and readers interested in Islamic philosophy, comparative philosophy, religious studies, and the history of ideas, this work offers a reflective journey into one of the most fascinating encounters in modern philosophical interpretation: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Corbin reading Ibn Sīnā-and the rediscovery of philosophy as a search for both knowledge and being.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968313180311,"sku":"9798180071293","price":1678.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798180071293.webp?v=1782917510","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/henry-corbin-and-ibn-s-299-n-257-epistemology-hermeneutics-and-imaginal-world-9798180071293","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}