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Al-Razi (Paperback)
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Al-Razi (Paperback)
Series: Great Medieval Thinkers
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This book introduces readers to Abu Bakr al-Razi (known in Latin as
Rhazes), one of the most innovative and divisive figures of the
early philosophical tradition in the Islamic world. Drawing on his
extant works on ethics and a range of quotations and testimony from
often hostile medieval authors, Adamson reconstructs Razi's
cosmological system, which posits four principles alongside God for
the making of the universe: Soul, Matter, Time, and Place. Adamson
argues that this system is fundamentally based on Plato, while it
accepts Aristotle's physics as a "relative" or superficial
description of the universe. This notorious theory of the "five
eternals" led to charges of heresy. But through an examination of
his debates with contemporary Islamic theologians and
representatives of Ismaili Shiism, Adamson shows that Razi's ideas
about religion and prophecy may have been distorted by intellectual
opponents. Razi's scientific contributions are also considered in
depth. One chapter is devoted to the philosophically rewarding
aspects of Razi's extensive writings on medicine. His ideas about
alchemy are also discussed along with his atomist account of
matter. The final chapter looks at Razi's views on ethics, and
argues against a prominent interpretation of him as a hedonist
inspired by Epicureanism. The book presupposes no prior knowledge
of Razi or specialist knowledge of this period in the history of
philosophy. It will be rewarding for anyone with an interest in the
reception of Greek philosophy, especially Plato, in the history of
medicine, or of medieval philosophy more generally.
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