Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy (Suny Series in Islam) - Couverture souple

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein

 
9780791468005: Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy (Suny Series in Islam)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0791468003 ISBN 13 : 9780791468005
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2006

Synopsis

A comprehensive overview of the Islamic philosophical tradition.

AIslamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic philosophy from the ninth century to the present day. As Seyyed Hossein Nasr attests, within this tradition, philosophizing is done in a world in which prophecy is the central reality of life-a reality related not only to the realms of action and ethics but also to the realm of knowledge. Comparisons with Jewish and Christian philosophies highlight the relation between reason and revelation, that is, philosophy and religion.

Nasr presents Islamic philosophy in relation to the Islamic tradition as a whole, but always treats this philosophy as philosophy, not simply as intellectual history. In addition to chapters dealing with the general historical development of Islamic philosophy, several chapters are devoted to later and mostly unknown philosophers. The work also pays particular attention to the Persian tradition.

Nasr stresses that the Islamic tradition is a living tradition with significance for the contemporary Islamic world and its relationship with the West. In providing this seminal introduction to a tradition little-understood in the West, Nasr also shows readers that Islamic philosophy has much to offer the contemporary world as a whole.

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À propos de l'auteur

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at The George Washington University. He is the author and editor of many books, including Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization.

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Éditeur
State University of New York Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0791468003
ISBN 13 
9780791468005
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
390
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ISBN 10 :  0791467996 ISBN 13 :  9780791467992
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2006
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