History of Islamic Philosophy (Routledge History of World Philosophies)
praise for the first edition (ISBN 0-415-05667-5): ...the world's leading experts in authentic Islamic philosophy both explain and challenge its core concepts. Essential to literacy in one of the world's great philosophical traditions.–Philadelphia Inquirerpraise for the first edition (ISBN 0-415-05567-5): ...the editors deserve praise for assembling an outstanding team of 60 scholars and compiling the single most useful history of this rich tradition.–Choicepraise for the first edition (ISBN 0-415-05567-5): ...a refreshing, exciting, approach to Islamic philosophy ...stimulating reading....–SOAS BulletinPublication in one single paperback volume of thisHistory of Islamic Philosophy(it was first published in two volumes in 1996) has made available an excellent reference tool for all those who are interested in Islamic philosophy because they are interested in philosophy and its history in general.–Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Northwestern Universeity--Ethics, April 2003History of Islamic Philosophyoffers a breathtaking overview of the history of Islamic philosophy with detailed discussions by leading scholars in the field concerning the various movements that have given it shape, from its Qur'anic inspiration to the diversity of contemporary expressions in the modern world....This magisterial tome (1,232 pages) is a good one-stop source on contemporary scholarship on Islamic philosophy.  It includes a note on transliteration and style, helpful notes on Arabic characters and their pronunciation, endnotes at the end of each essay, two bibliographies by Oliver Leaman (one a helpful bibliographic essay, two bibliographies by Oliver Leaman (one a helpful bibliographical essay, the other an extensive list of introductory texts), and name and subject indices.  Professors Nasr and Leaman have done the scholarly community a great service in bringing together this fine collection of essays.–Philosophia Christi