
HoP 143 - Special Delivery - al-Ghazali
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Al-Jawani's Disagreement With the Kalam Tradition
Al-Kazale writes as an Asherite theologian, albeit an independent-minded and innovative one. Al-Jawani likewise complains that the philosophers fall short of their own high standards with many of their arguments. Later Asherites will continue to make a careful study of Avasenna. This will lead them to right works that preserve the dialectical character of the Kalam tradition but also strive for argumentative rigor and proof.
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