Abstract This article brings to light a previously unedited short treatise, the Masʾalatān (Two Questions), attributed to Avicenna (d. 1037). While the earliest witness to the text is the Ayasofya 4853 manuscript, containing a substantial portion of Avicenna's Nachlass, some of which is integrated into the Mubāḥaṯāt and Taʿlīqāt , the Masʾalatān has remained a standalone work with limited circulation. Consequently, the primary concern revolves around the verification of its authenticity and its feasibility given the available data. This article presents a critical edition of the text alongside a parallel translation but it also serves as a case study on the possibilities of authorship verification. It also compiles information from codicology, nevertheless, it primarily focuses on the commentary that analyses and compares the arguments to Avicenna's unquestionably authentic solutions. The first question addresses whether every existent is spatially located, while the second explores the impossibility of an actual infinite body. The commentary endeavors to interpret the text against the cultural and theological background that may have inspired such inquiries, meanwhile also seeks to address its later influence. In addition to unveiling a hitherto unseen text to the scholarly community for further research, it also offers an insight into the limitations of authorship attribution.

István Lánczky

Arabic Sciences and Philosophy

Arabic Sciences and Philosophy (ASP) is an international journal devoted to the Arabic sciences, mathematics and philosophy in the world of Islam between the eighth and eighteenth centuries, in a cross-cultural context.  In 2009, the journal extended its scope to include important papers on scientific modernization from the nineteenth century in the Islamic world.  Together with original studies on the history of all these fields, ASP also offers work on the inter-relations between Arabic and Greek, Indian, Chinese, Latin, Byzantine, Syriac and Hebrew sciences and philosophy.  Casting new light on the growth of these disciplines, as well as on the social and ideological context in which this growth took place, ASP is essential reading for those interested in these areas.

Arabic Sciences and Philosophy (ASP) is an international journal dedicated to the study of Arabic sciences, mathematics, and philosophy within the Islamic world from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries, framed in a cross-cultural context. In 2009, the journal broadened its scope to include significant papers on scientific modernization in the Islamic world during the nineteenth century. Alongside original studies on the history of these fields, ASP also presents research on the interrelations between Arabic and Greek, Indian, Chinese, Latin, Byzantine, Syriac, and Hebrew sciences and philosophies. By shedding new light on the development of these disciplines and the social and ideological contexts in which this development occurred, ASP is essential reading for those interested in these areas.

《Arabic Sciences and Philosophy》是一本国际期刊，专注于伊斯兰世界中八世纪至十八世纪的阿拉伯科学、数学和哲学，具有跨文化的视角。2009年，该期刊扩展了其范围，纳入了关于十九世纪伊斯兰世界科学现代化的重要论文。除了对这些领域历史的原创研究外，《Arabic Sciences and Philosophy》还提供了关于阿拉伯与希腊、印度、中国、拉丁、拜占庭、叙利亚和希伯来科学与哲学之间相互关系的研究。该期刊为这些学科的发展以及这一发展所处的社会和意识形态背景提供了新的视角，是对这些领域感兴趣的研究者必读的资料。

Category	Quartile
哲学	2
哲学, 科学史与科学哲学	3
哲学, 哲学	3

TWO QUESTIONS: THE MASʾALATĀN AND THE AVICENNIAN CORPUS

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