Philosophy in the Islamic World by Adamson, Peter;

A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 3

Series: A History of Philosophy;

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Publisher OUP Oxford
Date of Publication 31 May 2018

ISBN 9780198818618
Binding Paperback
No. of pages544 pages
Size 235x157x28 mm
Weight 806 g
Language English

Short description:

Peter Adamson presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. He traces its development from early Islam to the 20th century, from Spain to Persia. He introduces Jewish and Christian thinkers as well as Muslim; theology, mysticism, and the history of science all feature here in this rich and lively story.

Long description:

The latest in the series based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, this volume presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. It takes an approach unprecedented among introductions to this subject, by providing full coverage of Jewish and Christian thinkers as well as Muslims, and by taking the story of philosophy from its beginnings in the world of early Islam all the way through to the twentieth century. Major figures like Avicenna, Averroes, and Maimonides are covered in great detail, but the book also looks at less familiar thinkers, including women philosophers. Attention is also given to the philosophical relevance of Islamic theology (kalam) and mysticism--the Sufi tradition within Islam, and Kabbalah among Jews--and to science, with chapters on disciplines like optics and astronomy. 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. This 'formative period' culminates with the work of Avicenna, the pivotal figure to whom most later thinkers feel they must respond. 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 nineteenth to the twentieth century were still concerned to respond to the ideas that had animated philosophy in the Islamic world for centuries, while also responding to political and intellectual challenges from the European colonial powers.

Adamson gives a solid introduction to this encompassing history, which clearly will help students to acquire a serious first knowledge of this rich and complex history, but also often offers the advanced reader interesting insights.

Part I: The Formative Period
The Straight Path: Philosophy and Islam
All for One: The Mu'tazilites
Founded in Translation: From Greek to Syriac to Arabic
Philosopher of the Arabs: al-Kind?
The Chosen Ones: Philosophy and Judaism
Reasoned Belief: Saadia Gaon
High Five: al-R?z?
Aristotelian Society: the Baghdad School
The Second Master: al-F?r?b?
State of Mind: al-F?r?b? on Religion and Politics
Eye of the Beholder: Theories of Vision
Strings Attached: Music and Philosophy
Balancing Acts: Arabic Ethical Literature
Undercover Brothers: Philosophy in the Buyid Age
God Willing: the Ash'arites
The Self-Made Man: Avicenna's Life and Works
By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Avicenna on Existence
By All Means Necessary: Avicenna on God
Into Thin Air: Avicenna on the Soul
Special Delivery: al-Ghaz?l?
Miracle Worker: al-Ghaz?l? against the Philosophers
Part II: Andalusia
Philosophy's Reign in Spain: Andalusia
Laying Down the Law: Ibn ?azm and Islamic Legal Theory
Fantasy Island: Ibn B?jja and Ibn Tufayl
Back to Basics: Averroes on Reason and Religion
Single Minded: Averroes on the Intellect
A Matter of Taste: Ibn 'Arab? and Mysticism
Team Spirit: Ibn Khald?n
Matter over Mind: Ibn Gabirol
Choosing My Religion: Judah Hallevi
Born Under a Bad Sign: Freedom and Astrology in Jewish Philosophy
With All Your Heart: Ethics and Judaism
The Great Eagle: Maimonides
He Moves in Mysterious Ways: Maimonides on Eternity
Burnt Offerings: the Maimonides Controversy
Man and Superman: Gersonides and the Jewish Reception of Averroes
Neither the Time nor the Place: ?asdai Crescas
When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Suffering in Jewish Philosophy
Chariot of Fire: Kabbalah
A Matter of Principles: Joseph Albo and Isaac Abravanel
Part III: The Later Traditions
Golden Ages: The Later Traditions
All Things Considered: Ab? l-Barak?t al-Baghd?d?
For the Sake of Argument: Fakhr al-D?n al-R?z?
Let There Be Light: Suhraward?
Bright Ideas: Illuminationism
A Man for All Seasons: Na??r al-D?n al-??s?
To Be or Not to Be: Debating Avicenna's Metaphysics
Eyes Wide Shut: al-R?m? and Philosophical Sufism
Proof Positive: The Logical Tradition
By the Book: Ibn Taymiyya
Aftermath: Philosophy and Science in the Mongol Age
Family Feud: Philosophy at Sh?r?z
Follow the Leader: Philosophy under the Safavids
To Be, Continued: Mull? ?adr? on Existence
Return to Sender: Mull? ?adr? on Motion and Knowledge
Subcontinental Drift: Philosophy in Islamic India
Turkish Delights: Philosophy under the Ottomans
Blind Alley: Taql?d, Sufism, and Philosophy
The Young Ones: Encounters with European Thought
The Stronger Sex: Women Scholars in the Islamic World
All for One and One for All: Mu?ammad 'Abduh and Mu?ammad Iqb?l
Iran So Far: The Heirs of Mull? ?adr?