PHIL 763 God, World, & Soul in Classical Islamic Philosophy
A careful study of some key debates in the classical period of Islamic philosophy from three of the most central thinkers: Avicenna (Ibn Sina), al-Ghazali, and Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Many of the philosophical positions and some of the relevant texts formed a critical background for the medieval Latin and Western traditions. Discussions include eternity of the world, God's knowledge of particulars, causation, and the afterlife.