14247
Seminar
WiSe 15/16: The place of Greek philosophy in Islamic Thought
Yazid Said
Kommentar
This course aims to introduce students to the contemporary study of Islamic philosophy and theology, the place of the Greek intellectual heritage in Islamic thought, and the major methods used in this study. Whilst Islamic philosophy has often been considered by some as part of the general study of philosophy, distinct from Islamic discursive theology, Kalam, there has also been a great surge of activity in the field with attendant argument about what should be the proper focus and method of such a work. Most contemporary studies of Falsafa recognize that much of Islamic philosophy is original, that one of its chief preoccupations (Reason vs Religion) was a wholly new subject untreated by the Greeks and that the influence of the Falasifa was much wider than previously imagined. The course will examine the translation movement and transmission of Greek thought into Arabic, the different methods of contemporary studies of Islamic philosophy as they are deployed to deal with the writings of Kindi (d. 870), Alfarabi (d. 950) and Avicenna (d. 1037). It goes on to examine how the Ash'arite theologian, Ghazali (d. 1111) reacted to the various philosophical systems, the differences and similarities between him and Averroes (d. 1198), and the more important directions in philosophy after Ghazali with particular reference to Henry Corbin and the Illuminationist school of post-Avicennan philosophers. Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 21.10.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 28.10.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 04.11.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 11.11.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 18.11.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 25.11.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 02.12.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 09.12.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 16.12.2015 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 06.01.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 13.01.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 20.01.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 27.01.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 03.02.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 10.02.2016 15:00 - 16:30
Mi, 17.02.2016 15:00 - 16:30