History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 128 - Aristotelian Society - the Baghdad School
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Baghdad Peripatetics
- The Baghdad Peripatetics, primarily Christian thinkers, revived late ancient Alexandrian philosophy in 10th-century Baghdad.
- Avicenna frequently criticized this old school movement.
Interfaith Collaboration
- Like Alexandria, Baghdad's school brought together philosophers of different faiths, including Christians and Muslims like Al-Farabi and Ibn Adi.
- Yahya Ibn Adi even corresponded with a Jewish philosopher, Ibn Adi Saeed al-Mausili, showcasing interfaith exchange.
Logic vs. Grammar Debate
- Abu Bishar Matah, the school's founder, engaged in a public debate about logic's importance with grammarian Abu Saeed Asirafi.
- Asirafi argued that Arabic grammar surpasses Greek logic in an Arabic-speaking context, leading to a perceived loss for Abu Bishar.