Here's a translation I did of Avicenna's Metaphysics (Al-Shifa) book 9, chapter 4. That's the place Avicenna describes the emanation of the universe from God. It's a facing page translation, with the critical Latin text.
Avicenna, Meta. 9.4
Simplifying the laws
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This morning I realized the following Nomic Simplification thesis is very
likely true:
- NS: Any physical theory can be replaced by a practically empi...
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