Mustafa Yavuz

Istanbul Medeniyet University
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    Avicennian Reception of Aristotelian Botany
    Cihannüma 10 (2): 5-19. 2024.
    This article presents a comparative analysis of the views on plants in Ps. Aristotle namely Nicolaos of Damascus and Avicenna, examining the distinct philosophical frameworks each thinker employs to understand the nature of plants. The representative work of the Aristotelian tradition, De Plantis, offers a naturalistic perspective, focusing on biological processes such as growth, nourishment, and reproduction. (T)his approach is empirical, categorizing plants as distinct from animals but still s…Read more
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    Bitki Biliminin Kök(en)leri
    Ötüken Neşriyat. 2024.
    Bu kitap sizi, Antik yazarlarca kapısı aralanan ve Orta Çağ filozoflarınca belirli bir yetkinlik düzeyine ulaştırılan bir bilimle tanıştıracak: Bitkilerin bilimi. Sanki bir ritüelin parçası gibi sürekli tekrar edilmesi gereken bir cümle, 3 farklı dilde gözler önündedir: ان الحياة موجودة في الحيوان والنبات Vita et in animalibus et in plantis esse deprehensa est. Yaşam, hayvanlarda ve bitkilerde mevcuttur. Aristoteles’e göre bitkilerde zihnî herhangi bir melekenin bulunmadığı, bitkilerin yalnızca …Read more
  •  106
    Biyoloji ve Felsefesinin Serencâmı
    In Elif Gültekin (ed.), Türk-İslam Tarihi Araştırmalarında Kaynaklar, Türkiye Klinikleri. pp. 17-21. 2024.
    Biology, or life science, has particularly marked the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as a discipline. Due to its focus on the study of living entities, it distinguishes itself from other natural sciences in terms of subject matter, methods, and scope. The importance of biology is likely to continue growing in the coming years and centuries, leading to an increased interest in the history and philosophy of biology. Consequently, there is a need to illuminate methods that shed light on the h…Read more
  •  156
    Uses of and Considerations on Algae in Medieval Islamic Geography
    In Yogi Hale Hendlin, Johanna Weggelaar, Natalia Derossi & Sergio Mugnai (eds.), Being Algae: Transformations in Water, Plants, Brill. pp. 147-174. 2024.
    Recent studies in the History of Botany put forth that the books translated to and authored in Arabic have circulated from the East of the Caspian Sea, to the centre of Iberian Peninsula, strengthening the ‘traditional uses’ of plants and alike. An ancient genre of writing called the ‘book on the Materia medica’ was especially the most favourite in Medieval Islamic Geography. In these books, algae have been mentioned among the kinds of medicinal plants. In this study, I investigate several Mater…Read more
  •  147
    Taxonomically, lichens are classified as a distinct group under the Kingdom Fungi. They have been subject to materia medica books since the ancient times, drawing attention for their medicinal properties. Studies on the biology and history of lichens in Türkiye have now reached a significant level. Therefore, it is epistemologically plausible to consider lichens in philosophy and from a philosophical perspective. The dual nature of lichens known as symbiotic organisms leads to the emergence of …Read more
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    Biyoçeşitlilik: Ne, Niçin, Nasıl?
    Akademik Düşünce Dergisi 1 (7): 3-20. 2023.
    The term biodiversity, also known as the diversity of life, is often used to mean the diversity of the living beings in the biosphere. By diversity of the living beings, it is meant mostly living things as individuals. In addition, it is possible to discuss the diversity of species, ecosystems, and hereditary characteristics. In this study, answers were sought to questions such as ‘Is biodiversity a value, can it be measured, what does it mean for our country and the world, what is the lack or l…Read more
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    Felsefe-Bilim'den Biyofelsefeye: Canlı(lık) Araştırmasına Dair Bir Bildirge
    Kutadgubilig Felsefe-Bilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 (47): 113-127. 2023.
    Biology –in its simplest definition– is a natural science that studies the living things. Philosophy of Biology, on the other hand, is the whole of conceptual analysis, synthesis and deductions that filters the scientific information being produced by biology, especially those of ‘life’ and ‘evolution’. In this study, the importance of the philosophy-science view of the famous philosopher Teoman Duralı, who passed away a year ago, will be mentioned in terms of contemporary biology and philosophy…Read more
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    In recent decades, interest in the history and philosophy of the natural sciences has increased significantly. This interest has made scholars aware of the existing knowledge gap in these areas and has brought a kind of 'pressure' for more articles and books on the subject. Indeed, it also motivates academics to start new projects related to these disciplines. Volumes like this are much needed for scholars in the field, given the high amount of information they contain. This rich volume aims at …Read more
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    Homeokinetik Canlılık Teorisi / Homeokinetic Idea of Vitality
    Felsefe Dünyasi 1 (77 - EK): 60-73. 2023.
    There is not a consensus on the definition of vitality or life yet. Therefore, there are hundreds of definitions and interpretations about life. A number of new or similar definitions have been added in the relevant literature year by year. From this point of view, in this study, it has been examined whether the words canlılık (vitality) and hayat (life) in Turkish can be used as terms equivalent to each other and it has been put forward that it would be more correct to use them separately. The …Read more
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    Air pollutants pose a threat to biodiversity throughout the world. This study was conducted to evaluate atmospheric element accumulation in Isparta city, including Gölcük Nature Park, located in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey. It is aimed to determine the air quality and potential pollutant sources in the region through lichen biomonitoring. Specimens of the epiphytic foliose lichen Physcia aipolia (Erh. ex Humb.) Fürnr. were sampled from 14 sites in the study area and analyzed by IC…Read more
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    In this study, after a short introductory information on the etymology, origin, and transition of botanical knowledge in Medieval Islamic Civilisation, we made a comparison of illustrated botanical works in Maghreb and Masriq through two illustrated books. We studied on randomly selected illustrations from Kitab al- Hashaish at-Tibb li-Diskuridus al-Aynzarbi translated by Istefan ibn Basil & Hunayn ibn Ishaq from Dioscorides’ Materia Medica, and Kitab al-Adwiyat al-Mufradat of Abu Ja’far Ahmad a…Read more
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    Bu çalışmada, bitkibilimde kullanılan bir terim olan liken kelimesine, kök anlamına sadık kalarak Türkçe yeni bir karşılık önerilmektedir. Bu önerinin mantıksal çerçevesi, Antik Yunancadan, Orta Çağ Arapçasına, Orta Çağ Latincesine ve nihayetinde de Türkçeye kadar uzanan bir yelpazede, konuya esas teşkil eden tarihî metinlere ve onların kaydedildiği elyazmalarına dayanmaktadır. Türkçe metinlerde liken terimi yerine yalaç teriminin kullanımı öneri lmektedir. Bu öneri ülkemizdeki dilbi…Read more
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    Canlılık ve Canlılıkbilimi Üzerine Yeni Bir Değerlendirme
    Kutadgubilig Felsefe-Bilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 (40): 183-197. 2019.
    In this study, it is tried to put forth some explanations on the definition of vitality referring to the historical definition of biology that can be considered as thestudy of life. In accordance with the explanations, the necessity of revision and distinction of some terms in the contemporary biology is also mentioned. The first among which is the updating of the term known as homeostasis into homeokinesis. For this reason, a number of propositions are emphasized in order to clarify the distinc…Read more
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    The reception of the translations of Aristotelian and pseudo-Aristotelian works at the University of Paris in the thirteenth century promoted a new understanding of the sciences as specialized fields of knowledge. The huge amount of translations required a new organization of knowledge, which included novel subjects and categories. Among these there is a very special case, namely the pseudo-Aristotelian De plantis, translated from Arabic into Latin and then back into Greek to be re-translated in…Read more
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    Lichens Mentioned by Pedanios Dioscorides
    Studies on Ethno-Medicine 6 (2): 103-109. 2012.
    Lichens are included in the classification system of fungi and have been used in medicine, pharmacy and industry from antiquity to present day in the treatment of various diseases. In this study, Peri Hyles Iatrikes of Dioscorides has been investigated and evaluated from lichenological point of view. It is found that, Dioscorides mentions about medical properties and uses of probable Parmelia species such as P. saxatilis (L.) Ach or P. sulcata Taylor.