An introduction to medieval Islamic philosophy / Oliver Leaman.
By: Leaman, Oliver
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TextPublisher: Cambridge Cambridgeshire ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985Description: xii, 208 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0521247071; 0521289114 (pbk.)Subject(s): Islamic philosophy | Philosophy, MedievalDDC classification: 181/.07 LOC classification: B741 | .L43 1985Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents
Contents:
Part I. Ghazali's attack on philosophy -- How did God create the world? -- Averroes v. Ghazali on the creation of the world -- Maimonides and the problem of creation -- Creation and the controversy over the nature of causality -- Immortality and the active intellect -- Can God know particulars? -- Part II. Reason v. revelation in practical reasoning -- Are the ethics of religion objective or subjective? -- Happiness, philosophy and society -- How to read Islamic philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-203) and indexes.
Part I. Ghazali's attack on philosophy -- How did God create the world? -- Averroes v. Ghazali on the creation of the world -- Maimonides and the problem of creation -- Creation and the controversy over the nature of causality -- Immortality and the active intellect -- Can God know particulars? -- Part II. Reason v. revelation in practical reasoning -- Are the ethics of religion objective or subjective? -- Happiness, philosophy and society -- How to read Islamic philosophy.
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