Coherence of the Incoherence : Between Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd on Nature and the Cosmos / Edward Moad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moad, Edward, Author.

Series:

Islamic History and Thought Series

Islamic History and Thought ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghazzālī, 1058-1111. Tahāfut al-falāsifah.

Ghazzālī.

Averroës, 1126-1198. Tahāfut al-Tahāfut.

Averroës.

Avicenna, 980-1037.

Avicenna.

Islamic cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The debate recorded in al-Ghazālī's Incoherence of the Philosophers, and Ibn Rushd's response in Incoherence of the Incoherence, is one of the most philosophically interesting events in the history of classical Islamic thought. Here, the cutting edge of Ghazālī's searching critique meets the depth of Ibn Rushd's philosophical insight in a clash over the innovative synthesis of Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic thought represented chiefly by Ibn Sīnā. This critical commentary closely analyses and evaluates the arguments deployed by all three parties in the debate, wherein are raised questions about the origin of the universe and the reality of time, possibility, causality, and nature. Where opportunities arise, it actively engages in the discussion by suggesting alternative arguments and philosophical directions. It goes beyond the cliché construal of the Incoherence debate as simply a conflict between faith and reason, exposing it as a genuinely philosophical enterprise and a potential source of fresh perspectives on contemporary discussions in metaphysics and analytic theology. Anyone interested in the al-Ghazali/Ibn Rushd confrontation will find this book indispensable. Balanced, analytical and well-argued throughout, Moad has made an important contribution to the area. (Oliver Leaman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky)

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. Introductions

Chapter Two. Basic Cosmological Concepts

Chapter Three. Second Proof of Cosmic Preeternity

Chapter Four. Imaging Creation: Ghazalis First Objection to the First Proof

Chapter Five. Time, Space, and the Imagination

Chapter Six. The Ontological Argument for Cosmic Pre-Eternity

Chapter Seven. The Matter of Possibility

Chapter Eight. Cosmic Post-Eternity

Chapter Nine. The Act and the Agent

Chapter Ten. The Nature of Nature

Chapter Eleven. Two Approaches

Chapter Twelve. Between the Agent and the Act

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

ISBN:

1-4632-4498-3

OCLC:

1408681746