Handbook of Islamic philosophy / edited by Terence Lovat

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lovat, Terry, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, 2026

Summary:

"This handbook presents a comprehensive coverage of Islamic philosophy from its origins in the medieval era to its present-day applications, offering a panoramic view of the evolution of Islamic philosophical thought. The volume is organized into two sections. The first section, titled, Classical, Post-Classical and Aesthetic, elucidates the foundational philosophies that emerged during the early expansion of Islamic civilization, philosophies partly grounded in earlier civilizational thought and partly germane to a new and distinctive revelation. The second section, titled, Practical, Applied and Contextual, offers an overview of the various ways in which Islamic philosophy has enlivened human commerce, be it in education, healthcare, finance, law, social media and interfaith theology and religious studies, to name a few. The chapters in this handbook represent Islamic philosophy's broad and diverse scope, illustrating the philosophical tradition's richness and depth. With contributions from diverse scholars, the handbook offers a blend of established expertise and innovative insights. This handbook is an indispensable resource to students and researchers in comprehending the intricate tapestry of Islamic philosophy"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Islamic philosophy : its origins, nature, and impact / Terence Lovat

Assessing the richness, flexibility, and consistency of the Islamic intellectual tradition / Gozde Hussain

God or being? the question of the content-unity of metaphysics and its first answer in al-Kindi and al-Farabi / David Twetten

The importance of the Arabic philosophical tradition to the thought of Thomas Aquinas : four striking examples / Richard C. Taylor

Islamic philosophy and Sufism / Richard Todd

Circling Ṣadrā : unraveling the apperception within the suspended person experiment / A. L. Finch

The dialogue between theology and philosophy : al-Ghazali on the limits of reason / Catarina Belo

The influence of Plotinian metaphysics / Syed A. H. Zaidi

Ibn Sina’s genus argument? reflections on the arguments for the essence–existence distinction in the Daneshname-ye 'Alā’ī / Nathaniel B. Taylor

Alfarabi at the origin of Arabic philosophy : on the renewal of the classical arts of logic and of political philosophy / Terence Kleven

Polemical literature in early Islam : unveiling sects and doctrinal disputes during the Umayyad era / Nouman Hussain

Natural causality and miracles in the 17th discussion of the Incoherence / Edward Moad

Inbetweenness of the human intellect in Farabian metaphysics / Sumeyye Parildar

Islamic logic and kalam : an overview of classical integration and postclassical applications : from al-Ghazali to Muhammad al-Wali / Umar Sheikh Tahir

Recollections, historiography, and the phenomenon of mythological thinking / Amir Moghadam

The universal philosophy of Avicenna / Allan Bäck

The pseudo-univocity of being (tashkik al-wujud) : Zayn al-Din al-Kashshi’s (d. before 1228) alternative opinion / Hisashi Obuchi

The conceptualization of the esoteric in the Twelver Shīʿī tradition / Rebecca Masterton

Shah Wali Allah and the divine balance : transcendence and immanence in cosmic order / Haroon Sidat

The expanding discourse of Aḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī’s ethical treatise : the reception and development of Ḥikmah (wisdom) across three commentaries / Hakan Çoruh and Abdul Hadi Shah Idil

Navigating prophetic perfection : the role of Isrāʾīliyyāt narratives in shaping ʿIṣma in the Islamic thought / Doaa Mansour Baumi

Abu Mans˙ūr al-Maturidi (d. 333/944) : multiplex cosmology and the ethics of belief / Arnold Yasin Mol

An Islamic philosophy of coexistence : covenants (ʿAhd and Mīthāq) in the Qurʾān, sunnah, and Muslim governance / Halim Rane

“Emancipating” Muslim women : paternalism and its feminist critiques / Ravza Altuntas-Çakir

The philosophical foundations of Islamic finance / Harun Sencal and Mehmet Asutay

Knowledge as worship : some epistemological assumptions in the educational thinking of Syed Ali Ashraf / Mark Halstead

Maslahah and mafsadah : a legal therapeutic heuristic to Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah : philosophy of Islamic law / Luqman Zakariyah and Abiola Muideen Lateef

Sex education and morality : intellectual foundations of traditional and modern Shia scholars on liberalism / Amir Sinaee

Analyzing the economic transformation and international relations of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in response to global renewable energy policies / Mohammad al-Jararwah

Analyzing the intersection between tafakor (reflection), shura (consultation), and ijma (consensus) in Islam and Habermasian theory of communicative action / Sakineh Tashakori

Reaffirming a Western Islam by fostering Western Muslim civilizational and cultural belonging / Adis Duderija

Exploring the alleged connection : a comparative analysis of Ibn Taymiyyah and the Khawarij / Nouman Hussain

Developing tadabbur (Qur’anic contemplation) : a philosophy of spiritual and moral pedagogy / Yusuf Ahmed

Embodying tadabbur (Qur’anic contemplation) : an anthropological approach to primordial pedagogy / Yusuf Ahmed

The cosmopolitan madrasa : education and Islamic reform in Zanzibar between Africa and the Indian Ocean, nineteenth century—present / Caitlyn Bolton

Who’s entitled to reparations? an Islamic view / Abdullah bin Hamid Ali

Prophet Muhammad as an educator and Dar al-Arqam as a pioneering educational facility during the formation of Islam / Suleyman Sertkaya

Foundations of Islamic governance : an overview / Mohammad Abdul Halim

Shi'i tendencies in Islamic spirituality in Africa / Rebecca Masterton

From dead end to new horizons : feminist hermeneutics of the Qur’an and Mulla Ṣadrā’s theory of the revelation / Mansooreh Khalilizand

The concept of tarbiyah in Islamic education and its role in English language teaching (ELT) in Iran : a post-revolution case study / Neda Soleimani and Sakineh Tashakori

Poets and paragons of martyrdom : the processing of Karbala in Persian poetry / Ahmad Rashid Salim

The Muslim Jesus : reception history, Christological encounter, and interreligious hermeneutics / Ralf K. Wüstenberg

Institutional religion versus faith in Islamic theological philosophy : countering aberrant theological interpretations / Terence Lovat

Abu Mansūr al-Maturidi (d. 333/944) : multiplex cosmology and the ethics of belief / Arnold Yasin Mol

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed June 2, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Handbook of Islamic philosophy

ISBN:

9789819546664

9819546664

OCLC:

1585501360

Publisher Number:

CIPO000367790

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