Islamic Philosophy and the Ethics of Belief (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

In this book the author argues that the Falasifa, the Philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age, are usefully interpreted through the prism of the contemporary, western ethics of belief. He contends that their position amounts to what he calls 'Moderate Evidentialism' - that only for the epistemic elite what one ought to believe is determined by one's evidence. The author makes the case that the Falasifa's position is well argued, ingeniously circumvents issues in the epistemology of testimony, and is well worth taking seriously in the contemporary debate. He reasons that this is especially the case since the position has salutary consequences for how to respond to the sceptic, and for how we are to conceive of extremist belief.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Anthony Robert Booth
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	100
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-55699-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Islamic & Arabic philosophy Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Islamic & Arabic philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-137-55699-4
Barcode:	9781137556998

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