The History of Philosophy in Islam

Name: The History of Philosophy in Islam
Author: Boer, T. J. de (Tjitze J.)

Boer, T. J. de (Tjitze J.)

Islamic philosophy -- History

2. The Faithful Brethren of Basra                      81–96
        1. The Karmatites                                     81
        2. The Brethren and their Encyclopaedia               82
        3. Eclecticism                                        84
        4. Knowledge                                          85
        5. Mathematics                                        87
        6. Logic                                              89
        7. God and the World                                  90
        8. The Human Soul                                     92
        9. Philosophy of Religion                             93
       10. Ethics                                             94
       11. Influence of the Encyclopaedia                     95


CHAPTER IV.

The Neo-Platonic Aristotelians of The East.

    1. Kindi                                              97–106
        1. His Life                                           97
        2. Relation to Theology                               99
        3. Mathematics                                       100
        4. God; World; Soul                                  101
        5. Doctrine of the Spirit (ʻaql)                     102
        6. Kindi as an Aristotelian                          104
        7. The School of Kindi                               105

    2. Farabi                                            106–128
        1. The Logicians                                     106
        2. Farabi’s Life                                     107
        3. Relation to Plato and Aristotle                   108
        4. Farabi’s Conception of Philosophy                 110
        5. His Logic                                         111
        6. His Metaphysics. Being. God                       114
        7. The Celestial World                               115
        8. The Terrestrial World                             117
        9. The Human Soul                                    118
       10. The Spirit in Man                                 119
       11. Farabi’s Ethics                                   121
       12. His Politics                                      122
       13. The Future Life                                   123
       14. General Survey of Farabi’s System                 124
       15. Effects of his Philosophy. Sidjistani             126

    3. Ibn Maskawaih                                     128–131
        1. His Position                                      128
        2. The Nature of the Soul                            128
        3. The Principles of his Ethics                      129

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