God and logic in Islam : the caliphate of reason / John Walbridge.
God and logic in Islam : the caliphate of reason / John Walbridge.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N001.0917/1
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English
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xvi, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. The Formation of the Islamic Tradition of Reason: 2. The diversity of reason; 3. Empirical knowledge of the mind of God; 4. The failure of the Fārābian synthesis of religion and philosophy; 5. Mysticism, post-classical Islamic philosophy, a...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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England
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2011.
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"This book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life. Despite widespread characterization of Islam as a system of belief based only on revelation, John Walbridge argues that rational methods, not fundamentalism, have characterized Islamic law, philosophy and education since the medieval period. His research demonstrates t...
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God and logic in Islam : the caliphate of reason / John Walbridge.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N001.0917/1
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0521195349
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001.091767
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991000775159702626
