The Incoherence of the Philosophers

By al-Ghazzālī

Subjects: Homme (islam)--ouvrages avant 1800, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Homme (Islam), Faith and reason--islam, Islam, Philosophy, medieval, Islam--doctrines, 08.10, Faith and reason, Philosophie islamique, Methodology--early works to 1800, Ouvrages avant 1800, Doctrines, Doctrines--ouvrages avant 1800, Cosmology, Greek philosophy, Cosmologie islamique, Attributs, Faith and reason--islam--early works to 1800, Cosmologie islamique--ouvrages avant 1800, Early works to 1800, Dieu (islam)--attributs--ouvrages avant 1800, Philosophical refutations, Philosophy--early works to 1800, B753.g33 t3313 2000, Dieu (Islam), Creationism, Philosophie islamique--ouvrages avant 1800, Methodology, Foi et raison, 297.2/61, Islamitische filosofie, Philosophy, Foi et raison--islam--ouvrages avant 1800

Description: Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosophers, written after more than a decade of travel and ascetic contemplation, contends that while such Muslim philosophers as Avicenna boasted of unassailable arguments on matters of theology and metaphysics, they could not deliver on their claims; moreover, many of their assertions represented disguised heresy and unbelief. Despite its attempted refutation by the twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali's work remains widely read and influential.