Books by Dimitri Gutas
Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
by Dimitri Gutas
The term Translation Movement is a rather humble name for a phenomenon that is as culturally important as the Renaissance but that isn’t much know about outside the Arab world.
Interviews where books by Dimitri Gutas were recommended
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Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
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Great Medieval Thinkers: Avicenna
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Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West
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Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker
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The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
by Ayman Shihadeh
The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson
The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson
Arabic philosophy was hugely influential during the Islamic Golden Age; at one point, the Persian polymath Avicenna’s influence outstripped that of Aristotle. But a strong tradition has continued in the centuries since, explains Professor Peter Adamson, as he selects five of the best books on the subject.
The best books on Science and Islam, recommended by Amira Bennison
Islamic scientific discoveries underpinned much of the European Renaissance and the Islamic world inspired Europe as much as Greece and Rome did, says Cambridge professor Amira Bennison. She recommends the best books to get a better understanding of the Islamic contribution to modern science.
