The Routledge Companion to Islamic Philosophy Routledge Philosophy Companions Series

This valuable reference work synthesizes and elucidates traditional themes and issues in Islamic philosophy as well as prominent topics emerging from the last twenty years of scholarship. Written for a wide readership of students and scholars, The Routledge Companion to Islamic Philosophy is unique in including coverage of both perennial philosophical issues in an Islamic context and also distinct concerns that emerge from Islamic religious thought. This work constitutes a substantial affirmation that Islamic philosophy is an integral part of the Western philosophical tradition.

Featuring 33 chapters, divided into seven thematic sections, this volume explores the major areas of philosophy: Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy in the Sciences, Philosophy of Mind/Epistemology, and Ethics/Politics as well as philosophical issues salient in Islamic revelation, theology, prophecy, and mysticism.

Other features include:

?A focus on both the classical and post-classical periods

?A contributing body that includes both widely respected scholars from around the world and a handful of the very best younger scholars

?"Reference" and "Further Reading" sections for each chapter and a comprehensive index for the whole volume

The result is a work that captures Islamic philosophy as philosophy. In this way it serves students and scholars of philosophy and religious studies and at the same time provides valuable essays relevant to the study of Islamic thought and theology.

Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Richard C. Taylor & Luis Xavier Lopez-Farjeat Introduction. Part I. Philosophical Issues in Islamic Revelation and Theology 1. God and Creation in al-Rāzī’s Commentary on the Qur’ān Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth 2. Reasoning in the Qur’ān Rosalind Ward Gwyne3. Ethical Issues in the Qur’ān and Hadīth Azim Nanji4. Human Reason in Islamic Theology Toby Mayer5. Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy in Islam Rumee AhmedPart II. Logic, Language and the Structure of Science. 6. Logic and Language Therese-Anne Druart7. Rhetoric, Poetics and the Organon Terence Kleven8. Demonstration and Dialectic in Islamic Philosophy Allen Bäck9. The Structure and Methods of the Sciences Anna A. Akasoy & Alexander FidoraPart III. Philosophy in the Natural Sciences. 10. The Establishment of the Principles of Natural Philosophy Jon McGinnis 11. Causality in Islamic Philosophy Luis Xavier Lopez-Farjeat12. The Eternity of the World Cristina Cerami13. Arabic Cosmology and the Physics of Cosmic Motion David Twetten14. Body, Soul, and Sense in Nature Luis Xavier Lopez-FarjeatPart IV. Metaphysics. 15. Establishing the Science of Metaphysics Amos Bertolacci16. Forms of Hylomorphism Sarah Pessin 17. Essence and Existence in Ibn Sīnā Rollen E. Houser18. Primary and Secondary Causality Richard C. Taylor19. Metaphysics of God Jules Janssens20. Creation in Islam from the Qur’ān to al-Fārābī Michael ChasePart V. Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind. 21. External and Internal Human Senses Carla Di Martino22. The Epistemology of Abstraction Richard C. Taylor23. Human Knowledge and Separate Intellect Olga Lizzini24. Intellect and the Intelligible in Unity Cecile BonmariagePart VI. Ethics and Political Philosophy. 25. The Ethics and Metaphysics of Divine Command Theory Mariam Al-Attar26. Freedom and Determinism Catarina Belo 27. Principles of the Philosophy of State Philippe Vallat28. Natural and Revealed Religion Nadja Germann 29. Law and Society Steven Harvey 30. The Ethical Treatment of Animals Peter AdamsonPart VII. Philosophy, Religion and Mysticism. 31. Philosophy and Prophecy Frank Griffel32. Philosophical Sufism Mohammed Rustom 33. Religious Readings of Philosophy Ayman Shihadeh

Richard C. Taylor is Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University and is former editor of History of Philosophy Quarterly.

Luis Xavier López-Farjeat is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City and editor of Tópicos, Journal of Philosophy.