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Basic Philosophical Notions

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this chapter from William C. Chittick’s book The Heart of Islamic Philosophy is to present the meaning and use of some basic terminology of the Islamic philosophy. The author’s intention here is to gradually familiarize readers with certain words and cite some examples of their use in philosophical tradition, with the emphasis on the use of Bābā Afḍala, who is, according to the author’s opinion presented in other works, the most important Islamic philosopher and personality that actually embodies Islamic philosophical tradition. Chittick also lists examples from Aristotle’s (that is Arabic Plotinus) Theology, discussions of Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’ and Ibn Sina’s writings. All three represent a watershed in the history of Islamic philosophy, although there were many other significant works written in the same period. The main terms that are discussed are: philosophy or sophia, worlds, bodies and spirits, soul, levels of conscience, complements, Origin and Return, form and matter, substance and accident. Since the concepts of every science are the key which opens the treasury of knowledge, we considered it necessary to translate this precious text so that discoveries of Islamic philosophy can be easier to express.

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