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The Formation of Post-Classical Philosophy in Islam (Hardcover)
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The Formation of Post-Classical Philosophy in Islam (Hardcover)
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Scholars have come to recognize the importance of classical Islamic
philosophy both in its own right and in its preservation of and
engagement with Greek philosophical ideas. At the same time, the
period immediately following the so-called classical era has been
considered a sort of dark age, in which Islamic thought entered a
long decline. In this monumental new work, Frank Griffel seeks to
overturn this conventional wisdom, arguing that what he calls the
"post-classical" period has been unjustly maligned and neglected by
previous generations of scholars. The Formation of Post-Classical
Philosophy in Islam is a comprehensive study of the far-reaching
changes that led to a re-shaping of the philosophical discourse in
Islam during the twelfth century. Earlier Western scholars thought
that Islam's engagement with the tradition of Greek philosophy
ended during that century. More recent analyses suggest that
Islamic thinkers instead integrated Greek thought into the genre of
rationalist Muslim theology (kalam). Griffel argues that even this
new view misses a key point. In addition to the integration of
Greek ideas into kalam, Muslim theologians picked up the discourse
of classical philosophy in Islam (falsafa) and began to produce
books in the tradition of Plato, Aristotle, and Avicenna-a new and
oft-misunderstood genre they called "hikma"-in which they left
aside theological concerns. They wrote in both genres, kalam and
hikma, and the same writers argued for opposing teachings on the
nature of God, the world's creation, and the afterlife depending on
the genre in which they were writing. Griffel shows how careful
attention to genre demonstrates both the coherence and ambiguity of
this new philosophical approach. A work of extraordinary breadth
and depth, The Formation of Post-Classical Philosophy in Islam
offers a detailed, insightful history of philosophy in Iraq, Iran,
and Central Asia during the twelfth century. It will be essential
reading for anyone interested in the history of philosophy or the
history of Islam.
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