Faṣl al-Maqāl
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Faṣl al-Maqāl is a philosophical treatise by Averroes in which he argues for the harmony between Islamic law and rational philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faṣl al-Maqāl canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Faṣl al-Maqāl fīmā bayna al-Ḥikma wa-al-Sharīʿa min al-Ittiṣāl ⓘ |
| audience |
Islamic jurists
ⓘ
philosophers ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| author |
Averroes
ⓘ
Averroes ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Rushd
|
| canonicalStatus | major text in Islamic philosophical theology ⓘ |
| centralThesis | no genuine conflict exists between sound philosophy and authentic revelation ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic philosophy
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre | theological-philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian scholasticism
ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ Latin medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
classification of people by intellectual capacity
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demonstrative, dialectical, and rhetorical methods ⓘ obligation of demonstrative reasoning for the learned ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Aristotelian philosophy in Islam
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ harmony of religion and reason ⓘ interpretation of scripture ⓘ legitimacy of philosophy in Islam ⓘ relationship between Islamic law and philosophy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic Peripatetic school
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Aristotelianism
Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeContext |
Al-Andalus
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surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| positionOnLaw | argues that Sharia encourages rational inquiry ⓘ |
| positionOnOpponents | responds to critics of philosophy within Islam ⓘ |
| positionOnPhilosophy |
argues that philosophy is commanded by Islamic law for qualified people
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defends study of philosophy as religiously permissible ⓘ |
| positionOnReasonAndRevelation | advocates harmony between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| positionOnScripture |
distinguishes between apparent and inner meanings of scripture
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supports allegorical interpretation for the learned ⓘ |
| positionOnTheology | criticizes literalism in scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
ⓘ
Tahafut al-Tahafut ⓘ
surface form:
Tahāfut al-Tahāfut
|
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic studies
ⓘ
history of philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
The Decisive Treatise
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The Decisive Treatise on the Harmony of Religion and Philosophy ⓘ |
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