num_pages: 240
description: Although strongly influenced by Greek thought, Islamic philosophers also developed an original philosophical culture of their own which flourished from the ninth through the fourteenth century. This volume offers new translations of philosophical writings by Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ghazali, Ibn Tufayl, and Ibn Rushd (Averroes). A historical and philosophical introduction sets the writings in context and traces their preoccupations and their achievements.
language: English
title: Medieval Islamic Philosophical Writings
titlecomplete: Medieval Islamic Philosophical Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
genres: Islam, Philosophy, Religion
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Cambridge University Press