Islam, causality, and freedom : from the medieval to the modern era / Ozgur Koca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koca, Ozgur, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy.

Cosmology.

Causality (Physics).

Causation (Islamic law).

Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

xi, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"In this volume, Ozgur Koca offers a comprehensive survey of Islamic accounts of causality and freedom from the medieval to the modern era, as well as contemporary relevance. His book is an invitation for Muslims and non- Muslims to explore a rich, but largely forgotten, aspect of Islamic intellectual history. Here, he examines how key Muslim thinkers, such as Ibn Sina, Ghazali,Ibn Rushd, Ibn Arabi, Suhrawardi, Jurjani, Mulla Sadra and Nursi, among others, conceptualized freedom in the created order as an extension of their perception of causality. Based on this examination, Koca identifies and explores some of the major currents in the debate on causality and freedom. He also discusses the possible implications of Muslim perspectives on causality for contemporary debates over religion and science"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Causality In The Early Period: Mu'tazilites And The Birth Of Ash'arite Occasionalism

2. Toward A Synthesis Of Aristotelian And Neoplatonic Understandings Of Causality: The Case Of Ibn Sina

3. Occasionalism In The Middle Period: Ghazali's And Razi's Responses To Ibn Sina

4. The First As Pure Act And Causality: The Case Of Ibn Rushd

5. Light, Existence, And Causality: The Illuminationist School And The Case Of Suhrawardi

6. The World As A Theophany And Causality: Sufi Metaphysics And The Case Of Ibn 'Arabi

7. Continuities And Developments In Sufi Metaphysics: The Cases Of Qunawi And Qaysari

8. Toward An Occasionalist Philosophy Of Science: The Case Of Jurjani

9. Causality And Freedom In Later Islamic Philosophy: The Case Of Mulla Sadra

10. Occasionalism In The Modern Context: The Case Of Said Nursi

11. Islamic Theories Of Causality In The Modern Context: The Religion And Science Debate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Koca, Ozgur, 1977- Islam, causality, and freedom

ISBN:

9781108496346

1108496342

9781108791977

1108791972

OCLC:

1127662294