The Aims of the Philosophers
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| Author | Al-Ghazālī |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Philosophy |
Publication date | 12th century |
| Publication place | Seljuk Empire |
Maqasid al Falasifa (Arabic: مقاصد الفلاسفة), or The Aims of the Philosophers was written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali. Influenced by Avicenna's works, he wrote this book presenting the basic theories of philosophy.[1] In this book, he explained in detail about what philosophy is and described basic entities like judgement, concept, premise and logic. Al-Ghazali stated that one must be well versed in the ideas of the philosophers before setting out to refute their ideas. He also stated that he did not find other branches of philosophy including physics, logic, astronomy or mathematics problematic.[2][3] After writing Maqasid al Falasifa, he wrote another. book Tahāfut al-Falāsifa, criticizing the Avicennian school of early Islamic philosophy.[4]
Influence
[edit]This book was influential in Europe and was one of the first to be translated from Arabic to Latin (12th century).[5] A portion of the book is also translated into Hebrew and English.[6] Muhammad Hanif Nadvi translated it into Urdu and is titled "Qadim Unani Falsafa" (Ancient Greek Philosophy).[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Juergensmeyer, Mark; Roof, Wade Clark (31 January 2018). Encyclopedia of Global Religion. SAGE. ISBN 9780761927297 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gershon Baruch Chertoff (1952). The Logical Part of Al-Ghazali's Maqasid Al-Falasifa (Ph.D. thesis). Columbia University. ProQuest 302007254.
- ^ Ghazali, Al (2000). The Incoherence of the Philosophers. Brigham Young UP. pp. 5–10. ISBN 0-8425-2466-5.
- ^ electricpulp.com. "Avicenna i. Introductory note – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
- ^ "al-Ghazali - Muslim jurist, theologian, and mystic". 6 March 2024.
- ^ Ghazali, Imam. "Maqasid al-falasifah (Aims of the Philosophers) {مقاصد الفلاسفة} by Imam Ghazali - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah".
- ^ M Awais Sultan (7 February 2021). QADEEM UNAANI FALSFA قدیم یونانی فلسفہ.