Alghazali's attack on philosophy in The Rescuer From Error
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First Statement of Responsibility
Jeffrey Johnston
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
DiPasquale, David M.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Boston College
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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102
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Committee members: Bartlett, Robert C.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-15176-3
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M.A.
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GSAS - Political Science
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Boston College
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2014
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This paper is an exploration of al-Ghazali's attack on philosophy by way of an examination of his autobiographical epistle, 'The Rescuer from Error.' In this text written late in his life, al-Ghazali advises a young student about the best way to pursue knowledge. The thesis argued below is that his project is to re-form Islam around the Sufi mystics, and that he attacks philosophy as a threat to Islam; meanwhile, he covertly attempts to preserve philosophy as a study which can aid the mystics by refining their mystic knowing and providing an antidote to the poisonous error of the multitude.
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Religion; Philosophy; Islamic Studies; Political science
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Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Al-ghazali;Islam