Phenomenology and philosophical hermeneutics are deepening their dialogue with ancient and medieval metaphysics. Yet Islamic philosophy - typically relegated to a distant past - remains strikingly absent despite its recognized impact on European thought.
To counter this absence, The Appropriation of Islamic Philosophy revitalizes the work of Avicenna - the seminal Islamic thinker - for contemporary philosophy, making a case for a Ricoeurian hermeneutics of appropriation.
Selami Varlik brings Avicenna into dialogue with Ricoeur through their shared concern with putting belief in tension with rational discourse. The notion of creation, common to both Islam and Christianity, plays a pivotal role in this convergence - particularly through Avicenna's distinction between ontological creation and temporal creation.
By establishing a shared conceptual language between both traditions, this work makes a vital contribution to the development of a living Islamic philosophy, transcending the scope of the two thinkers examined here.
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Necessity and Difficulties of Appropriation
- Chapter 1: Necessity of Appropriation
- Chapter 2: Difficulties in the Appropriation Process
- Part II: A Double Solution in Form and Content
- Chapter 3: Possibility of a Common Language
- Chapter 4: Creation as a Shared Notion
- Part III: Appropriation as Innovation and Transformation
- Chapter 5: Creation and Semantic Innovation
- Chapter 6: Creation and Transformation of the Self
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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