Islamic ethics as educational discourse: thought and impact of the classical muslim thinker Miskawayh (d. 1030)
"This edited volume offers expert insights into core questions of ethics, education, and religion during what is often termed the "Golden Age" of Islamic culture and intellectual history. It focuses on the scholarly oeuvre of the Muslim philosopher and historian Miskawayh (d. 1030), w...
| Summary: | "This edited volume offers expert insights into core questions of ethics, education, and religion during what is often termed the "Golden Age" of Islamic culture and intellectual history. It focuses on the scholarly oeuvre of the Muslim philosopher and historian Miskawayh (d. 1030), who is known in the contemporary Muslim world as the "founder of Islamic ethics". Written by internationally renowned scholars in Islamic studies, the chapters trace the significance of ancient Greek, Iranian, and Arabic intellectual traditions, among others, in the Islamic educational discourse. They also show how historical research on concepts of education and ethics specific to religion and culture can help find answers to key issues in contemporary societies"-- |
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| Item Description: | "... international symposium Islamic Ethics as Educational Discourse: Thought and Impact of the Classical Muslim Thinker Miskawayh, which took place at the University of Göttingen in May 2018. The papers presented at that symposium, included in this volume in significantly expanded form ..." (Preface) |
| ISBN: | 3161599446 |