Human love: Physical and mental health from Avicenna's viewpoint.

Autor: Ramin F; Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Qom, blvd Alghadir, Box: 3716146611, Qom, Iran. Electronic address: f.ramin@qom.ac.ir., Aghaei ZSPS; Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: zspsaghaei@alzahra.ac.ir., Khorasani FZF; Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Tehran University, Qom, Iran. Electronic address: fzsfkh@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current problems in cardiology [Curr Probl Cardiol] 2024 Jul; Vol. 49 (7), pp. 102624. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102624
Abstrakt: Avicenna is one of the most eminent and influential Persian philosophers and scientists whose philosophical and medical works are of high significance all over the world. Using descriptive analysis, the present study aims to deal with philosophical, physiological, and psychological aspects of human love and lovesickness from his perspective. His anthropology stems from his philosophical contemplation and practical experience in medicine. According to the research results, Avicenna believes that the love of noble-minded and young for external beauty, as a branch of human love, leads to the perfection of moral virtues and spiritual tendencies. Virtual love for beautiful human forms, as a representation of divine names and attributes, is a means to reach absolute perfection and true love in the mystic journey. With respect to the medical and psychological aspects, Avicenna holds that lovesickness brings disease to the soul and body of a lover. Lustful and impious love has resulted from intermingling, recurrent, and obsessive perceptions of mental forms. Since it terminates proper and moderate reasoning and disturbs the mental balance of a lover, it would lead to spiritual, mental, and even physical impairment. After explaining the features and symptoms of lovesickness, Avicenna reviews its therapeutic treatments including spiritual and physical remedies. He concludes that physical condition and temperamental health are obedient to and under the control of the mind.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose and the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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