Medieval Islamic Philosophical Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780521529631
Subjects: Islam; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Philosophy, Medieval; Islam - History; Philosophy; Eastern; History & Surveys - Medieval; Philosophy / General; General; Philosophy, Islamic; Eastern - General
First sentence: 108. The capacities for dialectic, sophistry, and for the uncertain or dubious philosophy must precede the capacity for the certain philosophy, which is demonstrative philosophy, since one becomes aware of demonstrations after these others [i.e. dialectic and sophistry].