All four of the bombers involved in 7/7, the deadly attack on London's transport system in July 2005, were aged 30 or under. The spectre of extremist Islam looms large and... Læs mere
This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur’an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as... Læs mere
An examination of the writings on virtues and ethics of eighteenth-century Puritan Jonathan Edwards.
Abū’l-BarakÄt is a philosopher who wrote the KitÄb al-Mu‘tabar, a comprehensive metaphysics which challenged the accepted... Læs mere
This book investigates Mulla á¹¢adrÄ’s metaphysical principles of the Return (al-ma‘Äd) that have been either partially presented or misunderstood in most of the existing literature.
Abū’l-BarakÄt is often considered one of the most comprehensive medieval philosophers of the Arabic-Jewish milieu. His... Læs mere
Presents a framework for incorporating an Islamic and historically contextualised philosophy into a continuum of world philosophers.
The subject of “human free will†versus “divine predestination†is one of... Læs mere
This book is about the political and legal thought of al-Ghazali (d.1111) the most celebrated Muslim theologian of medieval Islam. It investigates the relationship between law and politics in Ghazalı’s texts and the extent to which it explains his political theology.
Philosophy in the Islamic world from the 9th to 11th centuries was characterized by an engagement with Greek philosophical works in Arabic translation. This volume... Læs mere