Title: Al-Fārābī and his school
First published: 1992
Description: Examines one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in the development of medieval Islam, from the late 9th to the early 11th century, through the thought of five of its principal thinkers, prime among them al-Farabi. This great Islamic philosopher, called 'the Second Master' after Aristotle, produced a recognizable school of thought in which others pursued and developed some of his own intellectual preoccupations. Their thought is treated with particular reference to the most basic questions which can be asked in the theory of knowledge or epistemology. The book thus fills a lacuna in the literature by using this approach to highlight the intellectual continuity which was maintained in an age of flux. Particular attention is paid to the ethical dimensions of knowledge.
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of (Islam), Théorie de la connaissance (islam), Knowledge, Islamic philosophy, Philosophes musulmans, Medieval Philosophy, History, Contribution à la théorie de la connaissance, Arab Philosophy, Philosophy, Islamitische filosofie, Philosophie islamique, Kennistheorie, Théorie de la connaissance, Medieval Philosophers, Islam, Philosophy, arab, Contributions in theory of knowledge, Philosophenschule, Philosophie, Eastern, Theory of Knowledge, Criticism and interpretation
People: Fārābī