RE: Descartes Proof of God..... -
05-02-2006, 01:53 PM
>Descarted and above all Anselm made the ontological argument
>famous in western philosophy and Descartes was preceeded by
>the likes of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) some 500 years or more in
>making such arguments.
Avicenna's contributions are normally ignored but you are right...He even helped in establishing the medical practice among other things.
A truly gifted individual.
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