Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Philosophy and Prophecy PART 1. ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY AND ITS STUDY 1. The Study of Islamic Philosophy in the West in Recent Times: An Overview 2. The Meaning and Role of Philosophy in Islam 3. Al-Hikmat al-Ilahiyyah and Kalam PART 2. PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES 4. The Question of Existence and Quiddity and Ontology in Islamic Philosophy 5. Post-Avicennan Islamic Philosophy and the Study of Being 6. Epistemological Questions: Relations among Intellect, Reason, and Intuition within Diverse Islamic Intellectual Perspectives PART 3. ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY 7. A Framework for the Study of the History of Islamic Philosophy 8. Dimensions of the Islamic Intellectual Tradition: Kalam, Philosophy, and Spirituality 9. The Poet-Scientist 'Umar Khayyam as Philosopher 10. Philosophy in Azarbaijan and the School of Shiraz 11. The School of Isfahan Revisited 12. Mulla Sandra and the Full Flowering of Prophetic Philosophy 13. From the School of Isfahan to the School of Tehran PART 4. THE CURRENT SITUATION 14. Reflections on Islam and Modern Thought 15. Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy Yesterday and Today Notes Index

About the Author

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at The George Washington University. He is the author and editor of many books, including Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization.

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