Books by Franz Rosenthal
The Classical Heritage in Islam
by Franz Rosenthal
This is the primer really. He gives some actual texts in translation – some medical and some philosophical and you get a taste of what was actually being translated and what it was like. Rosenthal considers the translations to be hugely important. Not just from a scientific aspect but also from the point of view of Islamic theology, the ability to reason, to use logic derived from Greek philosophical technique.
Interviews where books by Franz Rosenthal were recommended
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.
