Majid Fakhry

Author of A History of Islamic Philosophy

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About the Author

Majid Fakhry is Emeritus Professor at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. He has also taught philosophy in Lebanon and the UK

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Works by Majid Fakhry

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A History of Islamic Philosophy (1970) 164 copies, 1 review

Averroes: His Life, Work and Influence (Great Islamic Writings) (2001) 63 copies

An Interpretation of the Qur'an: English Translation of the Meanings (2001) 59 copies

A Short Introduction to Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism (1997) 55 copies

Islamic Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) (2009) 35 copies

Al-Farabi, Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism: His Life, Works, and Influence (Great Islamic Thinkers) (2002) 34 copies

The Qur'an: A Modern English Version (1997) 19 copies

Ethical Theories in Islam (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies) (1991) 11 copies

Islamic occasionalism, and its critique by Averoës and Aquinas (2007) 8 copies

Averroes, Aquinas, and the Rediscovery of Aristotle in Western Europe (Occasional papers series) (1997) 4 copies

Philosophy, dogma, and the impact of Greek thought in Islam (1994) 3 copies

Islamic Occasionalism: and its critique by Averroes and Aquinas by Majid Fakhry (2007-12-25) (1958) 3 copies

al-Fikhr al-akhlāqī al-ʿarabī 1 copy

Etika dalam islam 1 copy

Al-Farabi Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism 1 copy

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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (2007) — Contributor, some editions — 33 copies

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Canonical name: Fakhry, Majid
Other names: Faḫrī, Māǧid
Birthdate: 1923
Gender: male
Occupations: professor
Senior Fellow
Organizations: American University of Beirut
Georgetown University

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A History of Islamic Philosophy by Majid Fakhry

Not great but not bad either. Overall a dense read except some very lucid introductory parts about Averroes and Ibn Tufayl. Read on if you want to recap important historical phases in Islamic Philosophy but if you want a good insight, criticism and comments from variety of perspectives, get your hands on something like Hosseins Nasr's Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy.

Aug 3, 2025