Islamic Philosophy (ritual, hell, spiritual, religion, muslim)

[Cordoba]

Greetings to All:

If of interest, this site, Islamic Philosophy On-Line, is "dedicated to the study of the philosophical output of the Muslim World".
The site "contains hundreds of full-length books and articles on Islamic philosophy, ranging from the classical texts in the canon of Islamic philosophy to modern works of Muslim philosophy."

http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/

All the best.

[lilithu]

Thanks Cordoba!

How many of us in the West recognize the crucial role that Islamic philosophers played in preserving the thoughts of Plato and Aristotle? And how many of us recognize the influence of Islamic philosophers such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Western thought?

Personally, I am a big admirer of Syed Hossein Nasr, particularly his writings on the relationship between science and religion.

[Cordoba]

Originally Posted by lilithu

How many of us in the West recognize the crucial role that Islamic philosophers played in preserving the thoughts of Plato and Aristotle? And how many of us recognize the influence of Islamic philosophers such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Western thought?

Not many, I think, except for those who specialize in history and philosophy.

Originally Posted by lilithu

Personally, I am a big admirer of Syed Hossein Nasr, particularly his writings on the relationship between science and religion.

Which do you consider to be his best book or writings?

All the best.

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Cordoba

Which do you consider to be his best book or writings?

Probably still one of his earliest works, Knowledge and the Sacred. Also, Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man. I'm less impressed with his more recent books, which have been written in response to 9/11. It's a shame that he feels that he has to spend his time defending Islam instead of putting forth his own vision. But these are the times that we live in.

[Cordoba]

Panels on Islamic Philosophy at An International Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Conference begins 14 October 2005

http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=144596

[chuck010342]

thanks for that website. I would love to read more islamic philosophy especially on any commentaries on Aristotle.

[Cordoba]

Originally Posted by chuck010342

thanks for that website. I would love to read more islamic philosophy especially on any commentaries on Aristotle.

Hello Chuck

Ibn Rushd (Averros), 1126-1198 CE, is one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers from Andalusia who played a crucial role in translating and guarding the works of Aristotle in the Middle Ages.
Ibn Rushd added to his writings on Islam, Medicine and Philosophy a number of books on politics.

He wrote commentaries on almost all of Aristotle's work except for Aristotle's "Politics", to which he did not have access.

He summarized "Plato's Republic", and wrote about political reform, comparing earlier writings of Greek philosophers with the teachings of Islam.

This is a full collection of articles on Ibn Rushd, if of interest.

http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ir/default.htm

He had a busy life as judge, beginning at Seville and continuing at Cordoba, and was appointed as the chief qadi (judge) of Cordoba, which is one of the key posts in the government.

An amazing personality!

All the best.

[muslimphotos.net]

thanks for the link Cordoba. it looks really comprehensive. me like

[mohamedhassan]

sounds a bit ashari hmmmmm

[TashaN]

Wow, i just found out about the website you mentioned in your first post, and i really love it. You can see it in my signature now.

What i love the most about this site is that It's in both languages, arabic and english, and also because it's being updated frequently.