04-14-2009, 05:58 PM
Hi,
"Three speculative thinkers, al-Farabi, Avicenna and al-Kindi, combined Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism with other ideas introduced through Islam. They were considered by many as highly unorthodox and by some were even described as non-Islamic philosophers." Indeed, it is their influence on the *West* that is emphasized.
The remainder of the article cannot be easily summarized, but overall the impression that I get is that the Greek philosophers did influence some of the Islamic philosophers, but that influence did not extend to the Islamic populations. So, the parallel that I drew between ancient Chinese philosophy and modern Western life is, I think, still applicable. So, strictly speaking, modern Islamic philosophy does trace back to classical Greek, but mostly in the sense that it denies the validity of the Greeks' beliefs.
--Pete
Quote:What, you mean like Averroes, or Avicenna? Al-Khwarzmi?From Wiki on Islamic philosophy:
"Three speculative thinkers, al-Farabi, Avicenna and al-Kindi, combined Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism with other ideas introduced through Islam. They were considered by many as highly unorthodox and by some were even described as non-Islamic philosophers." Indeed, it is their influence on the *West* that is emphasized.
The remainder of the article cannot be easily summarized, but overall the impression that I get is that the Greek philosophers did influence some of the Islamic philosophers, but that influence did not extend to the Islamic populations. So, the parallel that I drew between ancient Chinese philosophy and modern Western life is, I think, still applicable. So, strictly speaking, modern Islamic philosophy does trace back to classical Greek, but mostly in the sense that it denies the validity of the Greeks' beliefs.
--Pete
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