The Islamic Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology

In Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper & Philip L. Quinn (eds.), A Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 99–105 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Initial Islamic Forays into Philosophical Theology – “the Philosophers ” Averroës' Return to Aristotle and al‐Ghazali's Critique of these Initiatives The Lasting Contribution of Islamic Thought to Philosophical Theology Works cited.

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Islamic contribution to medieval philosophical theology   medieval world of reflection ‐ replacing Eurocentric image with a Mediterranean basin   the initial recasting of al‐Farabi and Ibn Sina (Avicenna) ‐ were as “Theology of Aristotle” and “Liber de causis,”   initial Islamic forays into philosophical theology – “the Philosophers”   Aristotle's Metaphysics ‐ offering paradigm for doing philosophy to al‐Farabi's successor, Ibn Sina   God alone, as al‐Farabi and Ibn Sina averred ‐ understood to be the One whose very nature is to exist   Averroës' return to Aristotle and al‐Ghazali's critique of initiatives   Islamic controversy ‐ telling for its methodological implications   lasting contribution of Islamic thought to philosophical theology   Christian contribution to medieval philosophical theology

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