The Incoherence of the Philosophers
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The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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| The Incoherence of the Philosophers canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: The Incoherence of the Philosophers Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableWork, The Incoherence of the Philosophers]
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Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Incoherence of the Philosophers Target entity description: The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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A.
Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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B.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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D.
Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 11th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nizamiyya of Baghdad ⓘ |
| author |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Al-Ghazali
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| centralClaim |
philosophers fail to demonstrate many metaphysical doctrines with certainty
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revelation is superior to unaided reason in metaphysical matters ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Seljuk Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Al-Farabi
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Avicenna ⓘ Islamic Peripatetic philosophers ⓘ |
| criticizesDoctrine |
denial of bodily resurrection
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eternity of the world ⓘ necessary causal connection ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic philosophy
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kalam ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical critique
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polemical work ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic occasionalism
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The Incoherence of the Incoherence ⓘ later Ashʿarite theology ⓘ medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ post-classical kalam ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of Islamic Peripatetic philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of occasionalist view of causality
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impact on the trajectory of Islamic philosophy ⓘ systematic critique of Avicennian metaphysics ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tahafut al-Falasifa ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
occasionalism
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skepticism about demonstrative metaphysics ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Sunni orthodox perspective ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfTheology |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Ashʿarite theology
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| structure | 20 discussions ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
bodily resurrection
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creation in time ⓘ omnipotence of God ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| wasAnsweredBy |
Averroes
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surface form:
Ibn Rushd
The Incoherence of the Incoherence ⓘ |
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