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Averroes, the decisive treatise : the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy, edited with an introduction by Massimo Campanini
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- Summary
- The Decisive Treatise is perhaps the most controversial work of Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) and belongs to a trilogy (together with the Incoherence of the Incoherence and the Disclosure of the Proof Methods), which boldly represent the philosophical contribution to Islamic theology of this famous Andalusian commentator on Aristotle. The Decisive Treatise is a fatwa (a legal opinion) that the judge, Averroes, promulgated for his fellow Malikite jurists in order to demonstrate that the study of philosophy is not only licit from the point of view of religious law, but even mandatory for the skilled people. However, many subjects are dealt with in this comparatively short book: An epistemology aimed to show that philosophical truth and religious truth are not in contradiction; a sociology of knowledge pointing out that humans are classified in three classes (philosophers, theologians, common folk); a Qur'anic hermeneutics suggesting how to approach philosophically the Holy Book in agreement with religious requirements and linguistic rules. All in all, the Decisive Treatise is a political book insofar as, on the one hand, it displays a worried care for the welfare of an Islamic society troubled by internal strife, and, on the other, because it supports the cultural and religious politics of the Almohad caliphs Averroes served as judge and physician. It is controversial both for its flawed epistemology and for its borderline position between philosophy and theology. --
- Language
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- eng
- ara
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 125 pages
- Note
- Translated from the Arabic
- Contents
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- The book and its title
- Averroes' life and works
- The meaning of Averroes' work
- Being and language in the Decisive Treatise
- A sociology of language
- Averroes, the double truth and his heritage
- The Decisive Treatise on the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy
- Isbn
- 9781463206383
- Label
- Averroes, the decisive treatise : the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy
- Title
- Averroes, the decisive treatise
- Title remainder
- the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy
- Statement of responsibility
- edited with an introduction by Massimo Campanini
- Language
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- eng
- ara
- eng
- Summary
- The Decisive Treatise is perhaps the most controversial work of Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) and belongs to a trilogy (together with the Incoherence of the Incoherence and the Disclosure of the Proof Methods), which boldly represent the philosophical contribution to Islamic theology of this famous Andalusian commentator on Aristotle. The Decisive Treatise is a fatwa (a legal opinion) that the judge, Averroes, promulgated for his fellow Malikite jurists in order to demonstrate that the study of philosophy is not only licit from the point of view of religious law, but even mandatory for the skilled people. However, many subjects are dealt with in this comparatively short book: An epistemology aimed to show that philosophical truth and religious truth are not in contradiction; a sociology of knowledge pointing out that humans are classified in three classes (philosophers, theologians, common folk); a Qur'anic hermeneutics suggesting how to approach philosophically the Holy Book in agreement with religious requirements and linguistic rules. All in all, the Decisive Treatise is a political book insofar as, on the one hand, it displays a worried care for the welfare of an Islamic society troubled by internal strife, and, on the other, because it supports the cultural and religious politics of the Almohad caliphs Averroes served as judge and physician. It is controversial both for its flawed epistemology and for its borderline position between philosophy and theology. --
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1126-1198
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Averroës
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Campanini, Massimo
- Series statement
- Gorgias Islamic studies
- Series volume
- 7
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Islam and philosophy
- Islam
- Label
- Averroes, the decisive treatise : the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy, edited with an introduction by Massimo Campanini
- Note
- Translated from the Arabic
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The book and its title -- Averroes' life and works -- The meaning of Averroes' work -- Being and language in the Decisive Treatise -- A sociology of language -- Averroes, the double truth and his heritage -- The Decisive Treatise on the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy
- Control code
- ocn967920768
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 125 pages
- Isbn
- 9781463206383
- Lccn
- 2017000197
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967920768
- Label
- Averroes, the decisive treatise : the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy, edited with an introduction by Massimo Campanini
- Note
- Translated from the Arabic
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The book and its title -- Averroes' life and works -- The meaning of Averroes' work -- Being and language in the Decisive Treatise -- A sociology of language -- Averroes, the double truth and his heritage -- The Decisive Treatise on the connection between Islamic religious law and philosophy
- Control code
- ocn967920768
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 125 pages
- Isbn
- 9781463206383
- Lccn
- 2017000197
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967920768
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