Islamic Philosophy
Covers the development of classical Islamic philosophy from 800 to 1200 CE. Attention will be given to the central topics (God, the cosmos, knowledge, the human good) with which Muslim philosophers were concerned and to major figures such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd (Averroes).
Outcomes: Students will be able to articulate and discuss major philosophical problems of concern to Muslim philosophers of the classical period.
Covers the development of classical Islamic philosophy from 800 to 1200 CE. Attention will be given to the central topics (God, the cosmos, knowledge, the human good) with which Muslim philosophers were concerned and to major figures such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd (Averroes).
Outcomes: Students will be able to articulate and discuss major philosophical problems of concern to Muslim philosophers of the classical period.
Pre-requisites: UCWR 110, C- or higher
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
We will study three main figures in the history of classical Islamic philosophy: Avicenna, Al-Ghazali, and Averroes. Thematically, the course is centered around three philosophically significant, theologically controversial, and historically insightful issues in the Islamic tradition: (Q1) Is the world eternal? (Q2) Does God know particulars? And (Q3) is the human soul immortal?
Class Details
Class Availability