THE ROLE OF CLINICAL MEDICINE IN THE WORKS OF ABU ALI IBN SINA AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES ACCORDING TO THE "CANON OF MEDICINE"
Keywords:
Ibn Sina, Avicenna, Canon of Medicine, clinical medicine, diagnosis, pulse analysis, urine analysis, holistic medicine, medical ethics, psychosomatic medicine, medical philosophy.Abstract
This scholarly article explores the prominent role of clinical medicine in the works of the great physician and philosopher Abu Ali Ibn Sina (Avicenna), focusing primarily on his magnum opus, The Canon of Medicine. It analyzes his diagnostic methodologies, clinical reasoning, and the integration of psychological, physiological, and environmental factors in disease identification. The paper discusses how Ibn Sina’s holistic and individualized approach to medicine laid the foundation for many principles of modern diagnostics. Furthermore, it outlines how his ideas influenced global medical practice for centuries.
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