This course surveys the history of rationalist thought in pre-modern Islamic history, focusing on the genesis and development of the disciplines of rationalist theology and Neoplatonized Aristotelian philosophy. The objective of this course is to highlight the experimental and dynamic scope of rationalist thought in pre-modern Islamic history through close reading of primary sources in their broader historical and intellectual contexts.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

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