“As the various translation projects got underway in Spain and in Southern Europe, it became obvious that Christian as well as Jewish philosophy had much to gain and to question by the enormous ...

The intellectual history of Islam is characterised by a very rich diversity of ideas. This is not only evident from traditional writings handed down in Islamic tradition but also from scholars ...

Professor of Philosophy and Theology also adds that “The immense impact of Islamic philosophy on western philosophy during the medieval period influenced virtually all of the philosophical disciplines ...

The move towards a global philosophy may signal a turn towards decolonisation in knowledge, especially in the study of humanities, setting it free from the shackles of colonialist epistemology, said ...

In the annals of Islamic intellectual history, few individuals possess a legacy as foundational and enduring as that of Abu Nasr Al-Farabi. Hailing from the province of Khorasan, he was born in the ...

“Philosophy in the Islamic World” is the third in a series of books based on Peter Adamson’s popular “A history of philosophy without any gaps” podcasts. Examining the development of philosophical ...

Sadr al-Din Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Yahya Qawami Shirazi (ca. 1571–1636) is arguably the most significant Islamic philosopher after Avicenna. Best known as Mulla Sadra, he was later given the title of ...

Are Islamic philosophers critical of authority? Irreverence is a feature of Western thought, but in Islamic philosophy failing to question power is an intellectual sin. By Peter Adamson Whatever the ...

This paper examines contemporary academic interest in the development of philosophy in the Arab-Islamic world, questioning the philosophical legitimacy of 'Islamic philosophy' and the association of ...

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