This volume focuses on Islamic philosophy of religion with a range of contributions from analytic perspectives. It opens with methodological discussions on the relationship between the history of Islamic philosophy and contemporary analytic philosophy. The book then offers a philosophical examination of some specific Islamic beliefs as well as some approaches to general beliefs that Islam shares with other religions. The chapters address a variety of topics from the existence and attributes of God through to debates on science and religion. The authors are predominantly scholars from Muslim backgrounds who tackle philosophical issues concerning Islam as their own living religion, representing internal perspectives that have never been vocal in analytic philosophy of religion so far. This is valuable reading for scholars and students of philosophy, theology, and religious studies.
Edited by:
Mohammad Saleh Zarepour
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781032321127
ISBN 10: 1032321121
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 08 December 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Mohammad Saleh Zarepour PART I Methodology 1 What Can Contemporary Analytic Philosophy Do for the Historians of Islamic Philosophy? Sajjad Rizvi 2 What Can the History of Islamic Philosophy Do for Contemporary Analytic Philosophers? Anthony Booth PART II Existence and Uniqueness of God 3 Kalām and Cognition Mahrad Almotahari 4 God’s Existence and the Uniqueness Claim Nazif Muhtaroglu PART III: Attributes of God 5 Divine Power and Divine Knowledge Edward Omar Moad 6 The Doctrine of Divine Simplicity Considered in Light of Averroes’s Conception of Divine Knowledge Bakinaz Abdalla PART IV: Miracles 7 The Metaphysics of Miracles: Avicenna on Natures and Prophetic Powers Emann Allebban 8 Of Miracle of Miracles: An Introduction to the Qur’anic View of Miracle Rouzbeh Touserkani PART V: Faith and Its Obstacles 9 Faith, Knowledge, and Certainty: An Islamic Philosophy Perspective Hamid Vahid 10 Islam and The Problem of Divine Hiddenness Imran Aijaz 11 An Analysis of Some Problems of Evil from an Islamic Perspective Hajj Muhammad Legenhausen PART VI: Ethics and Morality 12 Islamic Philosophers' Idea of Heaven: A Moral Analysis Amir Saemi 13 Towards Epistemic Justice in Islam Fatema Amijee PART VII: Science and Religion 14 Adam, Eve, and Human Evolution: Is There a Conflict? Shoaib Ahmed Malik 15 Islamic Occasionalism within the context of Modern Religion and Science Debate Ozgur Koca
Mohammad Saleh Zarepour is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include medieval Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy mathematics, and philosophy of mind.
