An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy 2nd Ed.

✍ Scribed by Oliver Leaman

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 271
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Preface to the first edition......Page 11
Preface to the second edition......Page 13
Texts and abbreviations......Page 16
Introduction......Page 19
PART I Al-Ghāzalī’s attack on philosophy......Page 57
CHAPTER 1 How did God create the world?......Page 59
AVERROES V. AL-GHAZALI ON THE CREATION OF THE WORLD......Page 73
MAIMONIDES AND THE PROBLEM OF CREATION......Page 95
CREATION AND THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE NATURE OF CAUSALITY......Page 112
CHAPTER 2 Immortality and the active intellect......Page 125
CHAPTER 3 Can God know particulars?......Page 148
PART II Reason v. revelation in practical reasoning......Page 163
CHAPTER 4 Are the ethics of religion objective or subjective?......Page 165
CHAPTER 5 Happiness, philosophy and society......Page 192
MYSTICISM......Page 209
ILLUMINATIONISM......Page 217
ISSUES OF INTERPRETATION......Page 223
AVERROES AND ARISTOTLE......Page 243
The divergences between ibn Rushd and Aristotle......Page 245
Ibn Rushd on the intellect......Page 246
PART II REASON V. REVELATION IN PRACTICAL REASONING......Page 255
AVERROES AND ARISTOTLE......Page 256
REFERENCES......Page 257
Glossary......Page 263
Index of passages......Page 264
General index......Page 267