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Magic, Causality and IntentionalityPinella Travaglia

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Magic, Causality and Intentionality

The Doctrine of Rays in al-Kindi

by Pinella Travaglia

A monograph on De radiis and related works, analysing al-Kindi's theory of rays as a philosophy of natural causation. Travaglia examines the roles of imagination and intention in his explanation of magic.

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