History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 135 - Undercover Brothers – Philosophy in the Buyid Age
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Persian Revival Shaped Islamic Philosophy
- Persian culture heavily shaped Arabic philosophical life during the Buyid and Samanid eras.
- Political decentralization and Persian patronage moved philosophy eastward into cities like Ray and Nishapur.
Buyids Created New Patronage Networks
- The Buyid dynasty dominated Abbasid political power while leaving the caliph as a religious figure.
- Philosophers attached to local courts flourished under this fragmented, Persian-influenced patronage.
Miskawayh: Court Scholar And Librarian
- Abu Ali Miskawayh ran a major library at Ray and wrote widely on ethics and metaphysics.
- He represented the era's synthesis of Aristotle and Neoplatonism while remaining loyal to Islamic law.