Classical Arabic Philosophy: An Anthology of Sources

✍ Scribed by Jon McGinnis, David C. Reisman

Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 462
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

As is to be expected it is not an indepth study of each individual philospher of course. However, for the beginner it is a quick introductory dose of philosophy. The reader should also be familiar with Greek Philosophy and Kalam in order to discern the trends in ideas.

✦ Table of Contents

Title page......Page 4
Copyright page......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Introductions......Page 18
al-Kindi......Page 34
Ar-Razi......Page 69
Al-Farabi......Page 87
Baghdad Peripatetics......Page 154
Ibn Sina......Page 179
Al-Ghazali......Page 271
Ibn Bajja......Page 299
Ibn Tufayl......Page 317
Ibn Rushd......Page 327
As-Suhrawardi......Page 400
Textual Notes......Page 413
Bibliography......Page 427
Glossary/Index: English/Arabic......Page 436
Glossary/Index: Arabic-English......Page 449

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