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Islamic humanism
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- Book Synopsis
- This book is an attempt to explain how, in the face of increasing religious authoritarianism in medieval Islamic civilization, some Muslim thinkers continued to pursue essentially humanistic, rational, and scientific discourses in the quest for knowledge, meaning, and values. Drawing on a wide range of Islamic writings, from love poetry to history to philosophical theology, Goodman shows that medieval Islam was open to individualism, occasional secularism, skepticism, even liberalism.
- About The Author
- Lenn E. Goodman is Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Among his many publications are In Defense of Truth (2001), Jewish and Islamic Philosophy: Crosspollinations in the Classic Age (1999), Judaism, Human Rights, and Human Values (OUP, 1998), and God of Abraham (OUP, 1996).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780195189148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, (20 October 2005)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 426 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 16.5 mm
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