Philosophy in the Islamic world : a very short introduction / Peter Adamson.
Philosophy in the Islamic world : a very short introduction / Peter Adamson.
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Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Date
2015.
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G 2016/123
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English
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133 pages : illustrations, maps ; 17 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- A historical whirlwind tour -- Reason and revelation -- God and being -- Eternity -- Knowledge -- Ethics and politics -- Philosophy in the Islamic world: a timeline.
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
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England
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, fr...
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Philosophy in the Islamic world : a very short introduction / Peter Adamson.
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Very short introductions ; 445.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/123
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74VKzdldQ3xb
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ISBN
0199683670 (paperback)
9780199683673 (paperback)
DDC
181.07
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991023365629702626