Coherence of the Incoherence: Between Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd on Nature and the Cosmos

Edward Moad

Published by Gorgias Press 2023

Coherence of the Incoherence

Between Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd on Nature and the Cosmos

Edward Moad

Volume 33 in the series Islamic History and Thought

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463244989

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The debate recorded in al-Ghazālī’s Incoherence of the Philosophers, and Ibn Rushd’s response in Incoherence of the Incoherence, is one of the most philosophically interesting events in the history of classical Islamic thought. Here, the cutting edge of Ghazālī’s searching critique meets the depth of Ibn Rushd’s philosophical insight in a clash over the innovative synthesis of Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic thought represented chiefly by Ibn Sīnā. This critical commentary closely analyses and evaluates the arguments deployed by all three parties in the debate, wherein are raised questions about the origin of the universe and the reality of time, possibility, causality, and nature. Where opportunities arise, it actively engages in the discussion by suggesting alternative arguments and philosophical directions. It goes beyond the cliché construal of the Incoherence debate as simply a conflict between faith and reason, exposing it as a genuinely philosophical enterprise and a potential source of fresh perspectives on contemporary discussions in metaphysics and analytic theology. Anyone interested in the al-Ghazali/Ibn Rushd confrontation will find this book indispensable. Balanced, analytical and well-argued throughout, Moad has made an important contribution to the area. (Oliver Leaman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Chapter One. Introductions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two. Basic Cosmological Concepts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter Three. Second Proof of Cosmic Preeternity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter Four. Imaging Creation: Ghazālī’s First Objection to the First Proof Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter Five. Time, Space, and the Imagination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Chapter Six. The Ontological Argument for Cosmic Pre-Eternity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter Seven. The Matter of Possibility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter Eight. Cosmic Post-Eternity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter Nine. The Act and the Agent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Chapter Ten. The Nature of Nature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Chapter Eleven. Two Approaches Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Chapter Twelve. Between the Agent and the Act Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363

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Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 391
Keywords: Philosophy; Religious

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Published: June 30, 2023
ISBN: 9781463244989