The Incoherence of the Incoherence Tahafut Al-Tahafut |
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Author:
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ISBN: | 978-1-7909-3955-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Independently Published
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.85 |
Book Description:
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The Incoherence of the Incoherence by: Andalusian Muslim polymath and philosopher Averroes (Arabic, ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) is an important Islamic philosophical treatise in which the author defends the use of Aristotelian philosophy within Islamic thought... It was written in the style of a dialogue against al-Ghazali's claims in The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahafut al-Falasifa), which criticized Neoplatonic thought... Originally written in Arabic, The Incoherence of the...
More DescriptionThe Incoherence of the Incoherence by: Andalusian Muslim polymath and philosopher Averroes (Arabic, ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) is an important Islamic philosophical treatise in which the author defends the use of Aristotelian philosophy within Islamic thought... It was written in the style of a dialogue against al-Ghazali's claims in The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahafut al-Falasifa), which criticized Neoplatonic thought... Originally written in Arabic, The Incoherence of the Incoherence was subsequently translated into many other languages. The book is considered Averroes' landmark; in it, he tries to create harmony between faith and philosophy.