Concept of Body in Ibn Sina's Physics

Nowadays specialists and students in modern sciences are faced with the problem of understanding the philosophical principles and subjects and mutually the people in philosophy and those interested in philosophical studies are hindered from understanding the scientific concepts and foundations. The cause for the rise of this problem is due more to the fact that knowledgeable persons in science and philosophy have paid no attention at all to acquaint the audience in the opposite group with the concepts of their specialized discipline. In this condition the assistance and cooperation of these two cognitive areas – science and philosophy – can more completely in a clear way lead to explain the common concepts such as body.Although the concept of natural body as it is presented in natural sciences is in practice groundbreaking but analytically and from intellectual point of view it contains basic deficiency. On the other hand, the same concept is presented in philosophical works in such a way that has no connection with the meaning of body as an external reality which is the most important subject of study and research in the natural sciences. In the meantime Ibn Sina as a philosopher who is familiar with scientific subjects of his day presents the concept of natural body in such a way that is compatible with both cognitive areas. His attempt can be used as a suitable pattern for researchers in this field.