Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the most important philosophical traditions in the world, it has only relatively recently begun to receive attention in the non-Islamic world. This is a new edition of a successful introductory book, expanded and updated to take account of recent scholarship. It focuses on what is regarded as Islamic philosophy's golden age, and will appeal to students and to any general reader interested in this philosophical tradition.
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Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the most important philosophical traditions in the world, it has only relatively recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This is a new edition of a successful introductory book, expanded and updated to take account of recent scholarship. It focuses on what is regarded as Islamic philosophy's golden age, and will appeal to students and to any general reader interested in this philosophical tradition.
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Religious texts which are designed to serve as the very basis of faith rarely incorporate philosophically or scientifically exact statements concerning the creation of the world, and Islam is no exception here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
material intellect, active intellect, acquired intellect, esoteric interpretation, agent intellect, sublunar world, philosophical curriculum, theoretical perfection, demonstrative reasoning, imaginal realm, imaginal world, actual infinity, intellectual objects, demonstrative argument Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Religious texts which are designed to serve as the very basis of faith rarely incorporate philosophically or scientifically exact statements concerning the creation of the world, and Islam is no exception here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
material intellect, active intellect, acquired intellect, esoteric interpretation, agent intellect, sublunar world, philosophical curriculum, theoretical perfection, demonstrative reasoning, imaginal realm, imaginal world, actual infinity, intellectual objects, demonstrative argument Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics) by Aristotle in Front Matter, page 171, and page 175
- History of Islamic Philosophy (Routledge History of World Philosophies) by Oliver Leaman in Back Matter
- Muslim World by Mushtaqur Rahman in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa (Cambridge World Encyclopedias) by Trevor Mostyn in Back Matter
- Averroes and the Enlightenment by Murad Wahbah in Back Matter
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- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Daniel H. Frank in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Islamic Aesthetics in Back Matter
- Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, not Static by Abdul Said on page 47
- Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy (Ashgate World Philosophies Series) (Ashgate World Philosophies Series) by Muhammad Kamal in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Peter Adamson in Back Matter
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