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Al-Suhrawardī’s philosophy of illumination and al-Ghazālī
- Abstract:
- I argue that the thought of Shihāb al-Dīn al-Suhrawardī (d. 1191), the founder of the so-called “Illuminationist” (ishrāqī) current in Arabo-Persian philosophy, displays significant influences by al-Ghazālī (d. 1111), known both for his sustained criticism of Arabic Peripateticism and his selective appropriation thereof. The first part of the article shows that the conceptual groundwork of al-Suhrawardī’s ontology of light is in important respects derived from al-Ghazālī’s treatise The Niche of Lights. The second part contends that al-Suhrawardī’s handling of a crucial theological issue – namely, that of God’s knowledge of particulars – can also be read as drawing on and engaging with al-Ghazālī. I conclude with a general characterisation of both thinkers.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1515/agph-2016-0013
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- Publisher:
- De Gruyter
- Journal:
- Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie More from this journal
- Volume:
- 98
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 272–301
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2014-06-20
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1613-0650
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0003-9101
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632230
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- De Gruyter
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- This is an accepted manuscript of a journal article published by De Gruyter in Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie on 2017-09-27, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/agph-2016-0013
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