| Description |
ix, 380 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series in Islam
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-342) and index. |
| Contents |
The study of Islamic philosophy in the West in recent times : an overview -- The meaning and role of philosophy in Islam -- Al-òHikmat al-Ilåahiyyah and kalåam -- The question of existence and quiddity and ontology in Islamic philosophy-- Post-Avicennan Islamic philosophy and the study of being -- Epistemological questions : relations among intellect, reason, and intuition within diverse Islamic intellectual perspectives -- A framework for the study of the history of Islamic philosophy -- Dimensions of the Islamic intellectual tradition : kalåam, philosophy and spirituality -- The poet-scientist °Umar Khayyåam as philosopher -- Philosophy in Azarbaijan and the School of Shiraz -- The School of Isfahan revisited -- Mullåa òSadråa and the full flowering of prophetic philosophy -- From the School of Isfahan to the School of Tehran -- Reflections on Islam and modern thought -- Philosophy in the land of prophecy yesterday and today. |
| Subject |
Islamic philosophy.
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| ISBN |
0791467996 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0791468003 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780791467992 |
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9780791468005 |
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