He wrote the first work in the Persian language dealing with Aristotelian philosophy, and he disagreed with Averroes on the form of bodiliness.
Late in this man's life, he attempted to found an Oriental philosophy called al-hikmat al-mashriqiyah. He described a mystic's spiritual journey in his Book of Directives and Remarks, and he put forth a theory on the permanence of substantial forms. He believed that humans and animals shared an estimation, or internal sense, and after being criticized for his lack of authority on Arabic philology, this man wrote The Arabic Language. He wrote the first work in the Persian language dealing with Aristotelian philosophy, and he disagreed with Averroes on the form of bodiliness. For 10 points, name this Persian philosopher, the author of The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine.
Late in this man's life, he attempted to found an Oriental philosophy called al-hikmat al-mashriqiyah.
Avicenna