The Influence of Avicenna’s Philosophy on the Establishment of the Philosophical Tradition in Anatolia During the Seljuk Period: Commentaries, Criticisms, Proponents, Discussions

Avicenna ushered in a new era in Islamic thought with his ideas and debates. Without understanding his ideas, Islamic thought cannot be fully mastered. However, in our time, Muslims have focused mainly on his works on medicine. However, as science is constantly evolving, old knowledge is rapidly aging. There is nothing like it in Aristotle’s book of physics today, but it is still new to philosophy. The same is true for Avicenna’s works: medical knowledge has now become a subject of history, but his philosophy is still alive. In this article, we follow the traces of Avicenna’s philosophical research in Seljuk Anatolia. Since this work is a study of history, the change in content of the philosophy of Avicennain 13th century Anatolia is not the main problem of this article. These problematics can be revealed and discussed by the studies in the field of philosophy written in Anatolia by philosophers. However, I must say that during this period, serious criticisms against Avicennadrew attention since he was thought to have religiousized the philosophical tradition and disrupted philosophy. This article aims to reveal the development and influence of this philosophy through the commentaries, criticisms and discussions around his thoughts on Avicenna’s works.