Handbook of Islamic Philosophy by Lovat, Terence;

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This handbook presents a comprehensive coverage of Islamic philosophy from its origins in the medieval era to its present-day applications, offering a panoramic view of the evolution of Islamic philosophical thought. The volume is organized into two sections. The first section, titled, Classical, Post-Classical and Aesthetic, elucidates the foundational philosophies that emerged during the early expansion of Islamic civilization, philosophies partly grounded in earlier civilizational thought and partly germane to a new and distinctive revelation. The second section, titled, Practical, Applied and Contextual, offers an overview of the various ways in which Islamic philosophy has enlivened human commerce, be it in education, healthcare, finance, law, social media and interfaith theology and religious studies, to name a few. The chapters in this handbook represent Islamic philosophy's broad and diverse scope, illustrating the philosophical tradition's richness and depth. With contributions from diverse scholars, the handbook offers a blend of established expertise and innovative insights. This handbook is an indispensable resource to students and researchers in comprehending the intricate tapestry of Islamic philosophy.

Table of Contents:

Islamic Philosophy: Its Origins, Nature and Impact.- Assessing the Richness, Flexibility and Consistency of the Islamic Intellectual Tradition.- God or Being? The Question of the Content-Unity of Metaphysics and its First Answer in al-Kindī and al-Fārābī.- The Importance of the Arabic Philosophical Tradition to the Thought of Thomas Aquinas: Four Striking Examples.- Islamic Philosophy and Sufism.- Circling Ṣadrā: Unraveling the Apperception within the Suspended Person Experiment.- The Dialogue between Theology and Philosophy: al-Ghazālī on the Limits of Reason.- The Influence of Plotinian Metaphysics.- On Ibn Sīnā’s Conception of Essence and Existence.- Ibn Sīnā’s Genus Argument? Reflections on the Arguments for the Essence-Existence Distinction in the Dāneshnāme-ye ʿAlā’ī.- Alfarabi at the Origin of Arabic Philosophy: On the Renewal of the Classical Arts of Logic and Political Philosophy.