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In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the twentieth century. Introducing the main philosophical themes of the Islamic world, Adamson integrates ideas from the Islamic and Abrahamic faiths to consider the broad philosophical questions that continue to invite debate: What is the relationship between reason and religious belief? What is the possibility of proving God's existence? What is the nature of knowledge? Drawing on the most recent research in the field, this book challenges the assumption of the cultural decline of philosophy and science in the Islamic world by demonstrating its rich heritage and overlap with other faiths and philosophies. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I learned a great deal about the complexity of this Islamic world and its philosophy by reading the introduction, scanning through parts of each chapter, studying its maps and timelines. There was more detail than I could absorb on a first reading about this important topic. This is one of the many volumes in Oxford University Press' Very Short Introductions. It's 130 pages or so. Not a quick read for me, but an interesting one.
I learned that many of the important philosophers who contributed to this topic, through original writings or translations were not Muslims. Some were Jewish, or Christian, and much of the groundwork of the various strands of the resulting philosophy came by way of the writings of Greek and other Pagan philosophers. And each area, each era, each society had its own ideas. Theologians, philosophers, clerics, and legal scholars all contributed to the rich history of philosophy in the Islamic world. ( )