Pythagoras said famously, we humans can love it (knowledge), not own it. Claiming to "own" true knowledge was seen as pure hubris. One can aspire to gain the knowledge of things, but do so only by acknowledging its transcendent roots.
We have Ibn Sina's "Eastern/Oriental Wisdom" (al-hikmat al-mashriqiyyah), Suhrawardi's "The Wisdom of Illumination" (hikmat al-ishraq), and Mulla Sadra's "Transcendent Wisdom" (al-hikmat al-muta'aliyah). We also have Abu Bakr al-Razi's "philosophical life" (al-sirat al-falsafiyyah) that defines philosophy as a way of life.
There is much insight and wisdom to gather from the work of the traditional Muslim philosophers to develop a holistic view of the universe
Muslim philosophers confronted the lore of the pagan Greeks and produced a new philosophical outlook. Studying this history in earnest can help us overcome the Eurocentric view of history that has colored much of what we know about intellectual history.
Complete article here.
We have Ibn Sina's "Eastern/Oriental Wisdom" (al-hikmat al-mashriqiyyah), Suhrawardi's "The Wisdom of Illumination" (hikmat al-ishraq), and Mulla Sadra's "Transcendent Wisdom" (al-hikmat al-muta'aliyah). We also have Abu Bakr al-Razi's "philosophical life" (al-sirat al-falsafiyyah) that defines philosophy as a way of life.
There is much insight and wisdom to gather from the work of the traditional Muslim philosophers to develop a holistic view of the universe
Muslim philosophers confronted the lore of the pagan Greeks and produced a new philosophical outlook. Studying this history in earnest can help us overcome the Eurocentric view of history that has colored much of what we know about intellectual history.
Complete article here.
