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| Book Number | 000277510 |
| ISBN |
 9780415707251 (hardback : alk. paper)
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9781315886947 (e-book : alk. paper)
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| Main Entry |
Heck, Paul L.
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| Title |
Skepticism in classical Islam :. moments of confusion / Paul L. Heck.
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| Imprint |
Abingdon, Oxon ; N.Y. : Routledge, 2014.
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| Descr. | x, 214 p. |
| Series | ( Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; 41) |
| Bibliogr. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents | Skepticism in Islam -- Words, words, words -- Baghdad in its beginnings -- Theological controversy -- Theo-political controversy -- Skepticism -- Islam the civilization: Abu ’Uuthman ’Amr al-Jahiz (d. 869) -- Anti-anthropomorphism -- More anti-anthropomorphism -- Skepticism and sufism -- Sufism and the legacy of confusion -- Christians as source of confusion -- -- A world without words -- Baghdad beyond beliefs -- The philosophy of rule -- Philosophy as arbiter of beliefs -- Skeptical confusion reconfigured -- Skepticism defined -- The brethren of purity: one response to the equivalence of evidence -- Abu l-Hasan al-’Amiri (d. 992): another response to the equivalence of evidence -- Truths beyond words, truths beyond ideas -- Baghdad bewildered -- Reviver of Islam: Abu Ḥamid Muḥammad al-Ghazali (d. 1111) -- The synthesis -- The challenge of Avicenna -- Learned ignorance -- Reasoned reflection on God’s creation -- The logic of skepticism -- The logic of prophecy -- Philosophy condemned? -- Philosophical prophecy -- Divine speaking and human thinking in tandem. |
| Subject - Lib.Cong. |
Skepticism
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Belief and doubt.
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Islamic philosophy -- History.
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Islam -- Doctrines -- History.
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| Series AE-Uni.Title |
Culture and civilization in the Middle East41 ; 41
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