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Islamic Philosophy. Introduction In, An Introduction to Islamic Philosophy
(1999), University of Kentucky Philosophy Professor Oliver ...
Islamic Philosophy. ... Early Islamic philosophy The Classical Period In the early
Islamic thought two main currents may be distinguished. ...
... Islamic philosophy is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between faith,
reason or philosophy, and the religious teachings of Islam. ...
... Christian and non-Christian philosophers There has been considerable interaction
between Christian philosophy, Jewish philosophy and Islamic philosophy. ...
... Early Jewish philosophy Early Jewish philosophy was heavily influenced by
the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and Islamic philosophy. ...
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Islamic Philosophy
Islamic philosophy (ÇáÝáÓÝÉ ÇáÅÓáÇãíÉ) is a part of the Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between faith, reason or philosophy, and the religious teachings of Islam. A Muslim engaged in this field is called a Muslim philosopher.
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The attempt to fuse religion and philosophy is difficult because there are no clear preconditions. On the other hand, classical religious believers have a set of religious principles that they hold to be fact. Indeed, due to these divergent goals and views, some hold[citation needed] that one cannot simultaneously be a philosopher and a true adherent of Islam, which is believed to be a revealed religion by its adherents. In this view, all attempts at synthesis ultimately fail.
However, others believe that a synthesis between Islam and philosophy is possible. One way to find a synthesis is to use philosophical arguments to prove that one's preset religious principles are true. This is a common technique found in the writings of many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but this is not generally accepted as true philosophy by philosophers. Another way to find a synthesis is to abstain from holding as true any religious principles of one's faith at all, unless one independently comes to those conclusions from a philosophical analysis. However, this is not generally accepted as being faithful to one's religion by adherents of that religion. A third, rarer and more difficult path is to apply analytical philosophy to one's own religion. In this case a religious person would also be a philosopher, by asking questions such as:
What is the nature of God? How do we know that God exists?
What is the nature of revelation? How do we know that God reveals his will to mankind?
What is the nature of divinely guided Messengers vis à vis philosophers?
What is the...
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