History of Islamic Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780415259347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 1211 str.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr; Oliver Leaman

Opis

Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns such a view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, from the earliest period to the present day; discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy, and related traditions in Greek and Western philosophy; and covers a vast geographical area, analyzing Islamic philosophy in the Arabic, Persian, Indian, Turkish and South East Asian worlds, as well as in the Jewish tradition.

Recenzje

'The world's leading experts in authentic Islamic philosophy both explain and challenge its core concepts. Essential to literacy in one of the world's great philosophical traditions.' - Philadelphia Enquirer

'The editors deserve praise for assembling an outstanding team of sixty scholars and compiling the single most useful history of this rich tradition.' - Choice

'A refreshing, exciting, approach to Islamic philosophy ... stimulating reading.' - SOAS Bulletin

'There can be no gainsaying the formidable scholarship contained in these volumes ... It will, I suspect, rightly become the standard work in philosophy in the Muslim world for many years to come.' - The Expository Times

O autorze

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is Universitry Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University, Washington D.C.. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Islam and related topics. Oliver Leaman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky. He has written on Islamic and Jewish philosophy.