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Philosophy in the Islamic World: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 3

Title : Philosophy in the Islamic World: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 3
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Rating : 4.55 (966 Votes)
Asin : 0199577498
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 280 Pages
Publish Date : 2013-07-30
Language : English

He has published widely in ancient and medieval philosophy, especially on Neoplatonism and on philosophy in the Islamic world. Peter Adamson, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat MunchenPeter Adamson took his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and first worked at King's College London. . In

The book is divided into three sections, with the first looking at the first blossoming of Islamic theology and responses to the Greek philosophical tradition in the world of Arabic learning. Major figures like Avicenna, Averroes, and Maimonides are covered in great detail, but the book also looks at less familiar thinkers, including women philosophers. The second part of the book discusses philosophy in Muslim Spain (Andalusia), where Jewish philosophers come to the fore, though this is also the setting for such thinkers as Averroes and Ibn Arabi. Finally, a third section looks in unusual detail at later developments, touching on philosophy in the Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid empires and showing how thinkers in the nine

a much needed book about Islamic thought Arnold In my review of Peter Adamson's Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds: A History of Philosophy without any gaps, Volume 2, I wondered if the world really needed another primer on Greco-Roman philosophy and expressed my concern that we needed more books on non-w

"From the first volume onwards, a repeated refrain has been philosophers arguing that being a philosopher is the best choice in life. These books are so engaging, instructive and diverting it might almost make you believe that is true." -- Scotland on Sunday

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