Avicenna's life and contributions to medicine : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

This paper discusses the life of Avicenna, a medieval Middle Eastern scholar. It concentrates on his theories about the human body and his contributions to the field of medicine, even though he made contributions to many different fields. There is also a discussion of the role that his book, The Canon, played in Persia and Europe. Finally, the Middle Eastern and Western views about his life and contributions to medicine are contrasted.