Religious and Scientific Duality of Thought: How Ibn Rushd and al-Ghazili Set the Agenda for Medieval Scholastic Debates

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Ibn Rushd’s response to al-Ghazili ’s rather specious use of logic introduces the differentiation of religious and “scientific” or philosophical truths: an important, necessary, and previously unarticulated distinction which reverberated in the cathedrals and universities of Europe and which remains relevant for contemporary thinkers faced with similar dilemmas.

Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings

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Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings Pons-Sanchez, Sara M. Saga Book, Vol.28 (2004) Abstract The Vikings terrorised most of western Europe from the end of the eighth century to approximately the middle of the eleventh century. The Iberian Peninsula was no exception, though the Viking raids […]

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