Univrsity Of Tehran Press Philosophy and Kalam 2008-9422 56 2 2024 02 20 An Analysis of Universals in the Fourth Chapter of Ibn Sīnā’s Pointers and Remarks (Al-Ishārāt wa al-Tanbīhāt) An Analysis of Universals in the Fourth Chapter of Ibn Sīnā’s Pointers and Remarks (Al-Ishārāt wa al-Tanbīhāt) 297 328 96344 10.22059/jitp.2023.363723.523425 FA Mehran Najafi PhD Student, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran. Mahdi Asadi Department oInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iranf. Journal Article 2023 09 10 In the fourth chapter of Pointers and Remarks (Al-Ishārāt wa al-Tanbīhāt), Avicenna draws conclusions from the univocality of extension within a certain category, positing the existence of an immaterial entity alongside materialistic extensions. Avicenna’s treatment of the relationship between universals and their extensions often resembles the familial bond between fathers and sons (plurality within plurality). However, in the fourth chapter of Pointers and Remarks, he introduces a novel model akin to the relationship between a single father and his sons (unity within plurality). By examining interpretations and comments on Pointers and Remarks, we delve into this conceptual tension. While Avicenna’s argument establishes the existence of universals in the external world, it falls short of proving their immaterial nature. His perspective aligns with realism, yet it also echoes Hamedani Man (al-Rajul al-Hamidānī)’s stance on universals—a viewpoint that necessitates reform and reconstruction. Employing a historical approach, we critically assess these ideas to arrive at a more coherent perspective. In the fourth chapter of Pointers and Remarks (Al-Ishārāt wa al-Tanbīhāt), Avicenna draws conclusions from the univocality of extension within a certain category, positing the existence of an immaterial entity alongside materialistic extensions. Avicenna’s treatment of the relationship between universals and their extensions often resembles the familial bond between fathers and sons (plurality within plurality). However, in the fourth chapter of Pointers and Remarks, he introduces a novel model akin to the relationship between a single father and his sons (unity within plurality). By examining interpretations and comments on Pointers and Remarks, we delve into this conceptual tension. While Avicenna’s argument establishes the existence of universals in the external world, it falls short of proving their immaterial nature. His perspective aligns with realism, yet it also echoes Hamedani Man (al-Rajul al-Hamidānī)’s stance on universals—a viewpoint that necessitates reform and reconstruction. Employing a historical approach, we critically assess these ideas to arrive at a more coherent perspective. https://jitp.ut.ac.ir/article_96344_c8ef8957597e701e8951f16e3ab5d76c.pdf