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This valuable reference work synthesizes and elucidates traditional
themes and issues in Islamic philosophy as well as prominent topics
emerging from the last twenty years of scholarship. Written for a
wide readership of students and scholars, The Routledge Companion
to Islamic Philosophy is unique in including coverage of both
perennial philosophical issues in an Islamic context and also
distinct concerns that emerge from Islamic religious thought. This
work constitutes a substantial affirmation that Islamic philosophy
is an integral part of the Western philosophical tradition.
Featuring 33 chapters, divided into seven thematic sections, this
volume explores the major areas of philosophy: Logic, Metaphysics,
Philosophy in the Sciences, Philosophy of Mind/Epistemology, and
Ethics/Politics as well as philosophical issues salient in Islamic
revelation, theology, prophecy, and mysticism. Other features
include: *A focus on both the classical and post-classical periods
*A contributing body that includes both widely respected scholars
from around the world and a handful of the very best younger
scholars *"Reference" and "Further Reading" sections for each
chapter and a comprehensive index for the whole volume The result
is a work that captures Islamic philosophy as philosophy. In this
way it serves students and scholars of philosophy and religious
studies and at the same time provides valuable essays relevant to
the study of Islamic thought and theology.
The Book of Causes, highly influential in the medieval university,
was commonly but incorrectly understood to be the completion of
Aristotle's metaphysics. It was Thomas Aquinas who first judged it
to have been abstracted from Proclus's Elements of Theology,
presumably by an unknown Arabic author, who added to it ideas of
his own. The Book of Causes is of particular interest because
themes that appear in it are echoed in the metaphysics of Aquinas:
its treatment of being (esse) as proceeding from the First Creating
Cause; the triadic scheme of being, living, and knowing; and the
general scheme of participation in which "all is in all." Thus, the
Book of Causes provides a historical backdrop for understanding and
appreciating Aquinas's development of these themes in his
metaphysics. Thomas's Commentary on the Book of Causes, composed
during the first half of 1272, is a distinct philosophical work in
its own right. It provides an extended view of his approach to
Neoplatonic thought and functions as a guide to his metaphysics.
Though long neglected and, until now, never translated into
English, it deserves an equal place alongside his commentaries on
Aristotle and Boethius. In addition to the extensive annotation,
bibliography, and thorough introduction, this translation is
accompanied by two valuable appendices. The first provides a
translation of another version of proposition 29 of the Book of
Causes, which was not known to St. Thomas. The second lists
citations of the Book of Causes found in the works of St. Thomas
and cross-references these to a list showing the works, and the
exact location within them, where the citations can be found.
This valuable reference work synthesizes and elucidates traditional
themes and issues in Islamic philosophy as well as prominent topics
emerging from the last twenty years of scholarship. Written for a
wide readership of students and scholars, The Routledge Companion
to Islamic Philosophy is unique in including coverage of both
perennial philosophical issues in an Islamic context and also
distinct concerns that emerge from Islamic religious thought. This
work constitutes a substantial affirmation that Islamic philosophy
is an integral part of the Western philosophical tradition.
Featuring 33 chapters, divided into seven thematic sections, this
volume explores the major areas of philosophy: Logic, Metaphysics,
Philosophy in the Sciences, Philosophy of Mind/Epistemology, and
Ethics/Politics as well as philosophical issues salient in Islamic
revelation, theology, prophecy, and mysticism. Other features
include: *A focus on both the classical and post-classical periods
*A contributing body that includes both widely respected scholars
from around the world and a handful of the very best younger
scholars *"Reference" and "Further Reading" sections for each
chapter and a comprehensive index for the whole volume The result
is a work that captures Islamic philosophy as philosophy. In this
way it serves students and scholars of philosophy and religious
studies and at the same time provides valuable essays relevant to
the study of Islamic thought and theology.
Born in 1126 to a family of Maliki legal scholars, Ibn Rushd, known
as Averroes, enjoyed a long career in religious jurisprudence at
Seville and Cordoba while at the same time advancing his
philosophical studies of the works of Aristotle. This translation
of Averroes' Long Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima brings to
English-language readers the complete text of this influential work
of medieval philosophy. Richard C. Taylor provides rich notes on
the Long Commentary and a generous introduction that discusses
Averroes' most mature reflections on Aristotle's teachings as well
as Averroes' comprehensive philosophical views on soul and
intellect. It is only in the Long Commentary that Averroes finally
resolves to his satisfaction the much vexed issue of the nature of
intellect, Taylor shows.
Philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world represents
one of the great traditions of Western philosophy. Inspired by
Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic
theology, Arabic philosophers from the ninth century onwards put
forward ideas of great philosophical and historical importance.
This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in
Arabic philosophy, provides an introduction to the field by way of
chapters devoted to individual thinkers (such as al-Farabi,
Avicenna and Averroes) or groups, especially during the 'classical'
period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. It also includes
chapters on areas of philosophical inquiry across the tradition,
such as ethics and metaphysics. Finally, it includes chapters on
later Islamic thought, and on the connections between Arabic
philosophy and Greek, Jewish, and Latin philosophy. The volume also
includes a useful bibliography and a chronology of the most
important Arabic thinkers.
Philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world represents
one of the great traditions of Western philosophy. Inspired by
Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic
theology, Arabic philosophers from the ninth century onwards put
forward ideas of great philosophical and historical importance.
This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in
Arabic philosophy, provides an introduction to the field by way of
chapters devoted to individual thinkers (such as al-Farabi,
Avicenna and Averroes) or groups, especially during the 'classical'
period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. It also includes
chapters on areas of philosophical inquiry across the tradition,
such as ethics and metaphysics. Finally, it includes chapters on
later Islamic thought, and on the connections between Arabic
philosophy and Greek, Jewish, and Latin philosophy. The volume also
includes a useful bibliography and a chronology of the most
important Arabic thinkers.
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