Explanation of the causes of the earthquake in Avicenna’s works and his impact on Qutb-al-Din Shirazi and Shirvani
Subject Areas : Etymology of philosophical termsMir Hamid Hashemi Lashenloo 1 , Arash Mousavi 2
1 - PhD candidate of Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Law, Theology, and Politics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
2 - Assistant Professor at National Research Institute for Science Policy, Tehran
Keywords: Earthquake explanation Alavi’s works Avicenna Qutb-al-Din Shirazi Shirvani,
Abstract :
Some of the Iranian-Muslim scholars, including Avicenna, have written about the earthquake and what causes it to happen. The study is attempted to explain the views of Avicenna, Qutb-al-Din Shirazi and Mohammad Hassan Shirvani on why and how the earthquake would happen. Following the Aristotle, Avicenna and even his followers, provided natural explanations for the earthquake. To explain the main cause of the earthquake, These books referred to a natural breath within the earth pushing the surface out. The study concluded that most Muslim scholars, following Avicenna, tended to use the natural factors on explanation of the natural phenomena, including earthquake; Thus they used a so-called scientific methodology to explain it.