The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy
by Peter Adamson (Editor), Richard C. Taylor (Editor)
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Richard C. Taylor is Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University, USA and is former editor of History of Philosophy Quarterly. Luis Xavier Lpez-Farjeat is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City and editor of Tpicos, Journal of Philosophy.
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- Philosophy, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction, History
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- 181.92 — Philosophy & psychology Ancient, medieval & eastern philosophy Eastern philosophy Other eastern philosophy Arabia
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- B741 .C36 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Philosophy (General) By period Medieval
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