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Studies on Early Arabic Philosophy (Paperback)
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Studies on Early Arabic Philosophy (Paperback)
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
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Philosophy in the Islamic world from the 9th to 11th centuries was
characterized by an engagement with Greek philosophical works in
Arabic translation. This volume collects papers on both the Greek
philosophers in their new Arabic guise, and on reactions to the
translation movement in the period leading up to Avicenna. In a
first section, Adamson provides general studies of the 'formative'
period of philosophy in the Islamic world, discussing the Arabic
reception of Aristotle and of his commentators. He also argues that
this formative period was characterized not just by the use of
Hellenic materials, but also by a productive exchange of ideas
between Greek-inspired 'philosophy (falsafa)' and Islamic theology
(kalAE m). A second section considers the underappreciated
philosophical impact of Galen, using Arabic sources to understand
Galen himself, and exploring the thought of the doctor and
philosopher al-RAE zAE", who drew on Galen as a chief inspiration.
A third section looks at al-FAE rAE bAE" and the so-called 'Baghdad
school' of the 10th century, examining their reaction to
Aristotle's Metaphysics, his epistemology, and his famous
deterministic 'sea battle' argument. A final group of papers is
devoted to Avicenna's philosophy, which marks the beginning of a
new era of philosophy in the Islamic world.
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