
HoP 147 - Laying Down the Law – Ibn Hazm and Islamic Legal Theory
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Relationship Between Ibn Khazim and Al-Farrabi
Ibn Khazim was an opponent of analogical reasoning. He says that once we open the door to metaphorical or extended meaning, we will end up in skepticism. His most famous work is on another subject beginning with El, Love. Many of his other writings are polemical in nature.
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