EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts

This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the important Christian translators of Greek knowledge to Arabic which opened the door to the rise of major Muslim philosophers in later times. Sources and further readings:A History of Islamic Philosophy by Majid FakhryIslamic Philosophy A-Z by Peter S. Groff Islamic Philosophy: an Introduction by Oliver Leaman The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor

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EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts is an episode from The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics by Amine Tais.

This episode is 7:56 long.

This episode was published on Jun 12, 2015.

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