Studies in Islamic Philosophy-1
The first book of the Studies in Islamic Philosophy series, which was launched to be a new source for studies covering all fields of Islamic philosophy, is titled Studies in Islamic Philosophy- 1 and consists of 6 articles, each of which discusses different topics in the field. The first article in the chronological order is titled “al-Khuwārizmī’s Views on the Sciences of Logic and Mathematics” by Dr. Mehmet Dugan. The author evaluates al-Khuwārizmī’s views on the sciences of mathematics and logic based on his work entitled Mefātīhu al-Ulūm. The title of the second article written by Fatma Çiftçi is “The Philosophical Novel Tradition in Islamic Thought: The Example of the Story of Salāmān and Absāl”. The author analyses Ibn Sīnā’s treatise Salāmān and Absāl, the pioneer of the philosophical-symbolic novel tradition in Islamic thought. First, the authorship of Ibn Sīnā’s treatise is discussed, and then the claims about the origin of this story are analyzed. In the third article, Dr. Fırat Çelebi, in his article titled “Reflections of Galenian Thought in Ibn Gabirol’s Islâh al-akhlâq”, analyses the famous work of the Jewish philosopher Ibn Gebirol titled Islâh al-akhlâq and discusses the extent of the influence of Galenian ideas in this work. The fourth article is Fahrettin Koç’s study titled “Love in the Thought of Sadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī”. The author evaluates the idea of love in the thought of Sadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, one of the most important representatives of the school of Irfan pioneered by Ibn ‘Arabī. Then, the essence of God’s love towards creatures is evaluated. The fifth article written by Şefika Avcı is titled “Şehbenderzâde Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi’s Understanding of the Soul”. After briefly discussing his life, the author evaluates his views on spirit-soul and related issues based on his work İlm-i Ahvâl-i Rûh. The sixth article of the book is Feyza Nur Çınar’s study titled “The Unity of Truth in terms of Religion- Philosophy Relationship in Fazlur Rahman”. In this article, Çınar emphasizes the thesis of the unity of truth when dealing with the relationship between philosophy and religion in Fazlur Rahman and draws attention to how the thinker evaluates this issue.
Keywords: al-Khuwārizmī, Mafātīḥ al-ʿUlūm, Logic, Mathematics, Classification of Sciences, Salāmān and Absāl, Philosophical Novels, Allegory, Avicenna, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Avicebron, Islâh al-akhlâq, Galen, Ethics, The Four Humours, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi, Love, Mercy, Providence, Divine Love, Ahmed Hilmi of Filibe, Psychology, Physiology, Psyche, Intelligence, Fazlur Rahman, Religion, Philosophy, Unity of Truth, Knowledge, Revelation, Reason.