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The Incoherence of the Philosophers

Disciplines:
theology
philosophy/islamic philosophy

Summary

Al-Ghazali's systematic refutation of the claims of Islamic Aristotelian philosophers, arguing 20 of their claims are philosophically unjustifiable and 3 are heretical.

Core Contribution

Demonstrates through internal philosophical argument that the Islamic Aristotelians fail even by their own rational standards; the world is not eternal; God knows particulars; resurrection of the body is logically possible.

Historical Influences

Al-Ghazali

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Allied Works

The Incoherence of the Incoherence The Revival of the Religious Sciences

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