HoP 126 - High Five - al-Razi
April 28th, 2013
The doctor and philosopher Abu Bakr al-Razi sets out a daring philosophical theory involving five eternal principles: God, soul, matter, time and place.
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The doctor and philosopher Abu Bakr al-Razi sets out a daring philosophical theory involving five eternal principles: God, soul, matter, time and place.
Saadia Gaon draws on Greek philosophy and Islamic theology to provide a rational account of Jewish belief.
The roots of Jewish philosophy in the Islamic world, focusing on the Rabbinic background in the Mishnah and Talmud, and the thought of early figures like Isaac Israeli.
Al-Kindī uses Hellenic materials to discuss the eternity of the world, divine attributes, and the nature of the soul.