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OP - June 23, 2013, 10:40 PM

Looking for a book that comprehensively deals with islamic philosophy from a sceptical perspective. I tried making it through Nasr's Philosophy in the land of prophecy but found that he wasn't really concerned with criticism of certain doctrines, per se. Any recs?

P.S.: has to be in ebook and/or audiobook form.
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Reply #1 - June 23, 2013, 11:08 PM

Wait, there's a contemporary 'Islamic philosophy' worth the name?

(And therein is a possible clue as to why a sceptical perspective is unlikely..)

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Reply #2 - June 23, 2013, 11:11 PM

Why can't we have something similar to Russell's A History of Western Philosophy in the islamic world :(.
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Reply #3 - June 23, 2013, 11:12 PM

I've not read Nasr's book, but I did flip through Watt's 'Islamic Philosophy and Theology' years ago. I seem to remember it was a good overview, assuming that one was happy to not to stray from the mediaeval (at the latest). It's still dead-tree only, though.

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Reply #4 - June 23, 2013, 11:24 PM

He has a book on free will and islam, (the debate which caused me to apostatise).I've been trying to procure it for quite some time in electronic form, but alas...
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Reply #5 - June 23, 2013, 11:36 PM

This is it, if any of you bourgeois folk wouldn't mind purchasing and OCR'ing it in. I may be able to provide incentive if you're on the Utopia, is 1TB ratio sufficient?
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Reply #6 - June 23, 2013, 11:36 PM

Er, http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7597018727&searchurl=tn%3DFree%2Bwill%2Bpredestination%2Bearly%2BIslam
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Reply #7 - August 05, 2013, 03:32 AM

This looks like an interesting read. I'll add it to my list. You should be able to find it in an academic library. Check the WorldCat catalog. Thanks, Schizo!

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Reply #8 - August 05, 2013, 03:46 AM

Cheers mate!

`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.'
`How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
`You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
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Reply #9 - August 05, 2013, 04:20 AM

Quote from: froclais on August 05, 2013, 03:32 AM
This looks like an interesting read. I'll add it to my list. You should be able to find it in an academic library. Check the WorldCat catalog. Thanks, Schizo!

Unfortunately such an option isn't available to me. Let me know how your reading of it (assuming you procure a copy) goes.

ayrica, forum imzandan görüyorumki turan dursun'un 'Din bu' kitabını sayılı arkadaşlar tercume ediyorlar. Siz google translate'iyi mi kulaniyorsunuz yoksa kadronuzda türkçe konuşanlar varmı?

Doğrusunu size iletmek lazımsa ben yeni ateistlerin yazılış tarzından ve entellektüel gevezeliklerinden tiksiniyorum, ama güya Dursun bir müftümüş o yüzden şüpelerimi kapıda bırakmaya râzıyım. Dilerimki bir dogmatik liberal değildir çünkü türk ve doğulu toplumu için bir citdi felsefi haraket görünmesi ve temsil edilmesi lazımdır — bunu asla türk batı burcuva kesimi gerçekleşdiremez. Zaten, tesbit edinenlere göre, o kesimin islami anlayışı sapkındır — ama türk tarihi analizi ve şimdiki siyasi durum bu forum konusuna mevcut değildir.
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Reply #10 - August 17, 2013, 06:34 PM

~~I have the last 96 pages photographed if anyone can OCR the pictures. The bibliography can be found online.~~

Sorry wrong book. How do I delete my post?

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