The Aims of the Philosophers explained

Maqasid al Falasifa (The Aims of the Philosophers)
Author:Al-Ghazālī
Country:Seljuk Empire
Language:Arabic
Subject:Philosophy
Pub Date:12th century

Maqasid al Falasifa, 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Mark. Juergensmeyer. Wade Clark. Roof. 31 January 2018. SAGE. 9780761927297. Google Books.
  2. Gershon Baruch Chertoff. The Logical Part of Al-Ghazali's Maqasid Al-Falasifa. . Columbia University. Ph.D.. 1952.
  3. Book: Ghazali, Al. The Incoherence of the Philosophers. 2000. Brigham Young UP. 0-8425-2466-5 . 5–10.
  4. Web site: Avicenna i. Introductory note – Encyclopaedia Iranica. electricpulp.com. www.iranicaonline.org.
  5. Web site: al-Ghazali - Muslim jurist, theologian, and mystic. 6 March 2024 .
  6. Web site: Maqasid al-falasifah (Aims of the Philosophers) by Imam Ghazali - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah. Imam. Ghazali.
  7. Book: M Awais Sultan . QADEEM UNAANI FALSFA قدیم یونانی فلسفہ . 2021-02-07.