Monopsychism
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Monopsychism — is the belief that all humans share one and the same eternal consciousness, soul, mind or intellect. It is a recurring theme in many mystical traditions. Monopsychism is a doctrine of Sabianism, Jewish Kabbalah, and Averroism, and is also a part… … Wikipedia
monopsychism — See afterlife; Ibn Rushd; psychology … Islamic philosophy dictionary
monopsychism — belief that individuals have a single eternal soul Philosophical Isms … Phrontistery dictionary
monopsychism — mono·psychism … English syllables
monopsychism — n. belief in one universal soul … Dictionary of difficult words
monopsychism — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono + noun Etymology: mon + Greek psychē soul + English ism more at psychic : a doctrine that there is but one immortal soul of which individual souls are manifestations … Useful english dictionary
Averroism — is the term applied to either of two philosophical trends among scholastics in the late 13th century, the first of which was based on the Arab philosopher Averroës or Ibn Rushd s interpretations of Aristotle and his reconciliation of… … Wikipedia
Arabian School of Philosophy — • A circumstance which favoured the study of letters and philosophy was the accession to the throne about A.D. 750 of the Abassides, an enlightened line of Caliphs who encouraged learning, and patronized the representatives, chiefly Syrian and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Averroes — Alfred Ivry Abū’l Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd (1126–98) needs to be known only as Averroes to be familiar to students of philosophy in the West. Greatly respected as a commentator on Aristotle’s writings, Averroes was also strongly… … History of philosophy
Ibn Rushd, Abu al-Walid Muhammad — (520–595/1126–98) The most important of the Andalusian philosophers, Ibn Rushd – or Averroës, as he was known to the Latins – was chief physician to, and favored intellectual companion of, the Almohad caliph Abu Ya‘qub Yusuf. He was also a… … Islamic philosophy dictionary
