Islamic philosophy from its origin to the present philosophy in the land of prophecy / Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Author/creator Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press,
Descriptionix, 380 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Islamic philosophy.

SeriesSUNY series in Islam
Contents The study of Islamic philosophy in the West in recent times : an overview -- The meaning and role of philosophy in Islam -- Al-Ḥikmat al-Ilāhiyyah and kalām -- The question of existence and quiddity and ontology in Islamic philosophy-- Post-Avicennan Islamic philosophy and the study of being -- Epistemological questions : relations among intellect, reason, and intuition within diverse Islamic intellectual perspectives -- A framework for the study of the history of Islamic philosophy -- Dimensions of the Islamic intellectual tradition : kalām, philosophy and spirituality -- The poet-scientist ʻUmar Khayyām as philosopher -- Philosophy in Azarbaijan and the School of Shiraz -- The School of Isfahan revisited -- Mullā Ṣadrā and the full flowering of prophetic philosophy -- From the School of Isfahan to the School of Tehran -- Reflections on Islam and modern thought -- Philosophy in the land of prophecy yesterday and today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-342) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2005023943
ISBN0791467996 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791468003 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780791467992
ISBN9780791468005