Reason Unbound - On Spiritual Practice in Islamic Peripatetic Philosophy (Hardcover)

This intriguing work offers a new perspective on Islamic Peripatetic philosophy, critiquing modern receptions of such thought and highlighting the contribution it can make to contemporary Western philosophy. Mohammad Azadpur focuses on the thought of Alfarabi and Avicenna, who, like ancient Greek philosophers and some of their successors, viewed philosophy as a series of spiritual exercises. However, Muslim Peripatetics differed from their Greek counterparts in assigning importance to prophecy. The Islamic philosophical account of the cultivation of the soul to the point of prophecy unfolds new vistas of intellectual and imaginative experience and accords the philosopher an exceptional dignity and freedom. With reference to both Islamic and Western philosophers, Azadpur discusses how Islamic Peripatetic thought can provide an antidote to some of modernity s philosophical problems. A discussion of the development of later Islamic Peripatetic thought is also included."

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Mohammad Azadpur
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	187
ISBN-13:	978-1-4384-3763-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-4384-3763-3
Barcode:	9781438437637

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