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the Persian polymath who shaped modern science, medicine and philosophy

  • Written by Darius Sepehri, Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature, Religion and History of Philosophy, University of Sydney
the Persian polymath who shaped modern science, medicine and philosophyA miniature of Avicenna.Wikimedia Commons

Over a thousand years ago, Nuh ibn Mansur, the reigning prince of the medieval city of Bukhara, fell badly ill. The doctors, unable to do anything for him, were forced to send for a young man named Ibn Sina, who was already renowned, despite his very young age, for his vast knowledge. The ruler was healed.

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