This new introduction replaces Marenbon's best-selling editions Early Medieval Philosophy
(1983) and Later Medieval Philosophy (1987) to present a single authoritative and …

The subject of" human free-will" versus" divine predestination" is one of the most contentious
topics in classical Islamic thought. By focusing on a theme of central importance to any …

In Ibn Taymiyya on Reason and Revelation, Carl Sharif El-Tobgui offers the first
comprehensive study of Ibn Taymiyya's ten-volume magnum opus, Darʾ taʿāruḍ al-ʿaql …

The status of non-existent objects of thought played an important role in the history of
ancient philosophy. A remarkable example is the so-called “object of thought argument” for …

One of the reasons why it is so difficult to introduce the problems and issues of medieval
philosophy by means of highly general labels as" Aristotelian,"" Neoplatonist," and" …

In what follows we will examine a snapshot taken from an enduring debate in Islamic legal
theory and dialectic. ¹ The point of contention is the epistemic capability of dawarān, a test …

The field of Islamic theology (kalām) is not merely a receptacle for the presentation of the
creedal statements and doctrinal catechisms of Islam; it derives its raison d'être not only from …

Al-Kindī is well known as the first great 'Islamic philosopher'. In contrast to his eminent
successors, ie al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā and Ibn Rushd, he adhered to the idea of a creation in …