Aghaei Zahra Sadat Pour Seyyed, Ramin Farah
Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Qom, Qom, blvd Alghadir, Box: 3716146611, Iran.
Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Apr;50(4):103001. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103001. Epub 2025 Jan 30.
Sleep is a fundamental necessity for humans and other living beings. Throughout history, many thinkers have sought to understand its complexities. Avicenna, in his works, elucidates the nature and mechanism of sleep from two angles: "sleeping," as an essential process for sentient beings, and "dreams," which reflect the effects of sleep on human life and health. This article explores sleep through Avicenna's lens, examining its philosophical, psychological, and medical foundations. It begins with a definition of sleep, followed by an analysis of its causes, manifestations, and types, including natural, unnatural, and artificial. The findings indicate that Avicenna was a pioneer in studying altered states of perception within the imagination, showcasing his understanding of hypnotic sleep and its therapeutic applications for disorders like melancholy.
睡眠是人类和其他生物的基本需求。纵观历史，许多思想家都试图理解其复杂性。阿维森纳在其著作中从两个角度阐明了睡眠的本质和机制：“睡眠”，作为有感知生物的一个基本过程，以及“梦”，它反映了睡眠对人类生活和健康的影响。本文通过阿维森纳的视角来探讨睡眠，审视其哲学、心理学和医学基础。文章首先对睡眠进行了定义，接着分析了其成因、表现和类型，包括自然睡眠、非自然睡眠和人工睡眠。研究结果表明，阿维森纳是研究想象中感知改变状态的先驱，展现了他对催眠睡眠及其对忧郁症等疾病的治疗应用的理解。
