Philosophy in the Islamic world : a history of philosophy without any gaps, volume 3 / Peter Adamson.

Part I. The formative period -- The straight path - philosophy and Islam -- All for one - the Mu'tazillites -- Founded in translation - from Greek to Syriac to Arabic -- Philosopher of the Arabs - al-Kindi -- The chosen ones - philosophy and Judaism -- Reasoned belief - Saadia Gaon -- High five - al-Rāzī -- Aristotelian society - the Baghdad school -- The second master - al-Fārābī -- State of mind - al-Fārābī on religion and politics -- Eye of the beholder - theories of vision -- Strings attached - music and philosophy -- Balancing acts - Arabic ethical literature -- Undercover brothers - philosophy in the Būyid age -- God willing - the Ash'arites -- The self-made man - Avicenna's life and works -- By the time I get to Phoenix - Avicenna on existence -- By all means necessary - Avicenna on god -- Into thin air - Avicenna on the soul -- Special delivery - al-Ghazālī -- Miracle worker - al-Ghazālī against the philosophers -- Part II. Andalusia -- Philosophy's reign in Spain - Andalusia -- Laying down the law - Ibn Hazm and Islamic legal theory -- Fantasy island - Ibn Bājja and Ibn Ṭufayl -- Back to basics - Averroes on reason and religion -- Single minded - Averroes on the intellect -- A matter of taste - Ibn 'Arabī and Sufism -- Team spirit - Ibn Khaldūn -- Matter over mind - Ibn Gabirol -- Choosing my religion - Judah Hallevi -- Born under a bad sign - freedom and astrology in Jewish philosophy -- With all your heart - ethics and Judaism -- The great eagle - Maimonides -- He moves in mysterious ways - Maimonides on eternity -- Burnt offerings - The Maimonidean controversy -- Man and superman - Gersonides and the Jewish reception of Averroes -- Neither the time not the place - Hasdai Crescas -- When bad things happen to good people - suffering in Jewish philosophy -- Chariot of fire - Kabbalah -- A matter of principles - Joseph Albo and Isaac Abravanel -- Part III. The later traditions -- Golden age - the later traditions -- All things considered - Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī -- For the sake of argument - Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī -- Let there be light - Suhrawadī -- Bright ideas - illuminationism -- A man for all seasons - Naṣīr al-Dīn a-Ṭūsī -- To be or not to be - debating Avicenna's metaphysics -- Eyes wide shut - Rūmī and philosophical Sufism -- Proof positive - the logical tradition -- By the book - Ibn Taymiyya -- Aftermath - philosophy and science in the Mongol age -- Family feud - philosophy at Shīrāz -- Follow the leader - philosophy under the Sa.favids -- To be, continued - Mullā Ṣadrā on existence -- Return to sender - Mullā Ṣadrā on motion and knowledge -- Subcontinental drift - philosophy in Islamic India -- Turkish delights - philosophy under the Ottomans -- Blind alley - Taqlīd, Sufism, and philosophy -- The young ones - encounters with European thoughts -- The stronger sex - women scholars in the Islamic world -- All for one and one for all - Muḥammad 'Abduh and Muḥammad Iqbāl -- Iran so far - the heirs of Mullā Ṣadrā

"Philosophy in the Islamic world is the third of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. He offers an accessible, humorous, and detailed look at the emergence of philosophy with the Presocratics, the probing questions of Socrates, and the first full flowering of philosophy with the dialogues of Plato and the treatises of Aristotle. The story is told 'without any gaps', discussing not only such major figures but also less commonly discussed topics like the Hippocratic Corpus, the Platonic Academy, and the role of women in ancient philosophy. Within the thought of Plato and Aristotle, the reader will find in-depth introductions to major works, such as the Republic and the Nicomachean Ethics, which are treated in detail that is unusual in an introduction to ancient philosophy. Adamson looks at fascinating but less frequently read Platonic dialogues like the Charmides and Cratylus, and Aristotle's ideas in zoology and poetics. This full coverage allows him to tackle ancient discussions in all areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, ethics and politics. Attention is also given to the historical and literary context of classical philosophy, with exploration of how early Greek cosmology responded to the poets Homer and Hesiod, how Socrates was presented by the comic playwright Aristophanes and the historian Xenophon, and how events in Greek history may have influenced Plato's thought."--Publisher's description.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-502) and index.