الوصف
Abstract: This paper presents a critical edition of the philosophical treatise entitled A Treatise on the Survival of the Rational Soul according to Aristotle authored by the Baghdadi philosopher Abū al-Khayr Ibn al-Khammār (d. after 407/1016). The paper begins with an introduction that includes a brief biography of Ibn al-Khammār, followed by a detailed examination of his works, including surviving and lost texts, as well as an overview of their manuscripts and their locations. The paper then prefaces a study of the contents of the treatise with a concise presentation of Arabic translations of Aristotle’s (d. 322 BCE) De Anima, concluding that Ibn al-Khammār used the translation of Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn (d. 298/910) in the first and second books, while the third book’s translation remains unidentified. In doing so, the paper explores the two arguments used by Ibn al-Khammār to support the idea of the immortality of rational souls and their non-dissolution, contextualizing his contributions within the historical debate on the topic, particularly in relation to the views of Miskawayh (d. 421/1030) and Ibn Sīnā (d. 428/1037).
Keywords: Ibn al-Khammār, Psychology, Souls’ immortality, Arabic Translations, Active Intellect, Passive Intellect, Aristotle, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Themistius, Miskawayh, Ibn Sīnā.