Theodicy in Islamic Thought : The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds /

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The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ormsby, Eric L. (Eric Linn), 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- > 1058-1111
Ghazzālī, > 1058-1111.
Ghazzālī, > 1058-1111 > Et la metaphysique.
Discussies.
Theologie.
Islam.
Theodicee.
Theodizee
Islamische Philosophie
Metaphysics.
God (Islam) > History of doctrines.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
metaphysics.
Metaphysique.
Dieu (Islam) > Histoire des doctrines.
Metaphysics
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Principal Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • ONE. The Perfect Rightness of the Actual
  • TWO. The Disputants and Their Works
  • THREE. Divine Power and Possibility
  • FOUR. Creation as "Natural Necessity"
  • FIVE. The Problem of the Optimum
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Types of Possibility
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter.

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