The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol. William of auvergne, who refers to the work of gabirol under the title fons sapienti he speaks of gabirol as a christian and praises him as unicus omnium philosophantium nobilissimus. His fons vitae is more neoplatonic than aristotelian, more. Gabirol s work is a classic of religious philosophy.
Solomon ibn gabirol avicebron stanford encyclopedia of. The fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol 1021105870 is essentially an. Project muse the font of life fons vitae by solomon. Avencebrolis ibn gebirol fons vitae ex arabico in latinum translatus ab iohanne hispano et. As such, it partook of the tradition in which it stood as well as breaking new ground in it. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron article in journal of the history of philosophy 534. Written in dialogue form and comprising five treatises, the fons vitae contains ibn gabirols neoplatonic account of metaphysics and cosmology. This is a translation of a key extract from his major philosophical work, the fons vitae, or fountain of life. Laumakis, profesor filozofie na univerzite v illinois, sa venuje dejinam zapadoeuropskej filozofie, zvlast stredoveku.
Comparing it with a latin work by avicebron entitled fons vit. Solomon ibn gabirol, also known as avicebron, was a spanishjewish poet and philosopher of the eleventh century. The fountain of life fons vitae ebook by solomon ibn. A prolific poet and the author of the fons vitae, ibn gabirol is well known in the history of philosophy for the doctrine that all things including.
The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical texts in translation solomon ibn gabirol avicebron, john a. The font of life fons vitae mediaeval philosophical texts in. The fountain of life fons vitae index sacred texts. Ibn gabirol and his influence upon scholastic philosophy. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron milwaukee. Written in dialogue form and comprising five treatises, the fons vitae contains ibn gabirol s neoplatonic account of metaphysics and cosmology. Solomon ibn gabirol project gutenberg selfpublishing. In this text, gabirol uses a socratic dialog as a framework to discuss his theory of the first cause. The basic vocabulary of the work is derived from the tradition of plato, aristotle, plotinus and the medieval arabic philosophers. Avencebrolis ibn gebirol fons vitae ex arabico in latinum translatus ab. One of ibn gabirol s key interests in his fons vitae is a study of matter and form and in particular a doctrine which later thinkers have called universal hylomorphism.
Fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol johns hopkins university. Fountain of life fons vitae of solomon ibn gabirol academy for. While there is no question that ibn gabirol is in some sense influenced by aristotelian concepts of form, matter, substance, categories, etc. One of its more interesting features is the creative role that gabirol attributes to the divine will rather than the divine intelligence within his emanationist system. The font of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol avicebron. Ibn gabirol ibn gabirol, active 11th century the online books page. The fountain of life fons vitae, by solomon ibn gabirol, tr. Read the fountain of life fons vitae by solomon ibn gabirol available from rakuten kobo. Examine the life, times, and work of ibn gabirol through detailed author biographies on enotes. Solomon ben jehuda ibn gabirol, kurz solomon salomo ibn gabirol oder schlomo ibn. Singing of gabirols shabbat poem shimru shabtotai pdf of azharot of solomon ibn gabirol in hebrew.