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A list of books and articles on the subject of science and islam the science, religion, and ethics program of the wisconsin initiative for science literacy acknowledges with gratitude the advice of university of sharjah physics professor nidhal. A compendium of articles on the history of muslim philosophy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read introduction to. An introduction to classical islamic philosophy by oliver leaman. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Expansion to the east brought exposure to other influences, but these made themselves felt more in the areas of medicine and the sciences than in philosophy. Proceedings of the eighteenth congress of the union europeenne des arabisants et islamisants held at the katholieke universiteit leuven, september 3september 9, 1996. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. History of islamic philosophy islamic philosophy has often been treated as being. Oliver leaman is a professor of philosophy and zantker professor of judaic studies. Oliver leaman, a brief introduction to islamic philosophy. An introduction to medieval islamic philosophy, cambridge university press, 1985. Knowledge and the sacred seyyed hossein nasr state university of new york press, 1989.
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