Tahafut al-Falasifah (Incoherence of the Philosophers)
تهافت الفلاسفة
A landmark work in the history of philosophy where al-Ghazali systematically critiques 20 propositions of Aristotelian-Neoplatonic philosophy as adopted by Muslim philosophers like Ibn Sina and al-Farabi. He argues that three of their positions constitute outright disbelief: the eternity of the world, God's ignorance of particulars, and the denial of bodily resurrection. This work reshaped the relationship between philosophy and theology in Islam.
Table of Contents
INTRO Introduction 1 Al-Ghazali and the Philosophical Challenge: Context of Tahafut al-Falasifah 2 Structure and Methodology: Twenty Philosophical Refutations 3 Key Arguments: Eternity of the World, Divine Knowledge, and Bodily Resurrection 4 The Philosophical Aftermath: Ibn Rushd's Tahafut at-Tahafut and Continuing Debate 5 Studying Tahafut al-Falasifah: Editions, Translations, and Intellectual Context
Details
- Category
- Aqeedah / philosophy
- Madhab
- shafii
- Subject
- philosophy
- Original Language
- ar
- Available In
- ar en
- Written
- 488h (1095 CE)
- Author Died
- 505h
- Volumes
- 1