History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

Bonus Episode: Don’t Think for Yourself, Chapter 1

Aug 14, 2022

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Alfarabi's Principles of the Excellent City

02:21

The Status of Philosophy in Islamic Law and Theology

04:55

The Asharites and the Mortasilites

02:37

Introduction

2min

How to Make Decisions and Form Beliefs

3min

The Importance of Talid in Islamic Law and Theology

3min

The Debate Over Talid Within Islamic Law and Theology

2min

The Importance of Independent Rationalism in Islamic Law

3min

Islamic Law - The Importance of Talid

2min

The Asharites and the Mortasilites

3min

The Asherites' Concern About Knowledge

2min

The Theologian's Discourse on Islamic Theology

2min

10.

Ijti Is a Universalist View of Taklid Belief

1min

11.

The Importance of Avoiding Talid

3min

12.

Algazali's Incoherence of Philosophers

2min

13.

Alfarabi's Theology of the Laws of Islam

2min

14.

Alfarabi's Principles of the Excellent City

2min

15.

The Status of Philosophy in Islamic Law and Theology

5min

16.

Averis's Dialectical Middle Class

2min

17.

The Perils of Ijtihad

3min

Peter reads the first chapter of his new book Don’t Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy, available from University of Notre Dame Press. Pre-order with the code 14FF20 from undpress.nd.edu, to get a 20% discount!

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