Idealist Trends in Arab-Islamic Philosophy: Volume Two

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Abdulla Khalifa examines the social and political conflicts that shaped early Abbasid intellectual life. Moving between the ambitions of rulers, religious debates, and the pursuit of justice, the volume follows the tensions between transmitted tradition and independent reasoning. Its discussion ranges from the Mu’tazila and Al-Jahiz to early asceticism and Al-Kindi, connecting philosophical ideas to their economic and social setting.