AVICENNA v. Mysticism Avicenna and Sufism. Avicenna’s philosophical system, rooted in the Aristotelian tradition, is thoroughly rationalistic and intrinsically alien…

AVICENNA ii. Biography Sources. Avicenna’s biography presents the paradox that although more material is available for its study than is…

FĀRĀBĪ iv. Fārābī and Greek Philosophy Fārābī’s philosophical moorings and direct affiliation lie in the Greek neo-Aristotelian school of Ammonius…

FĀRĀBĪ i. Biography The sources for the life of Fārābī are such as to make the reconstruction of his biography…