Philosophy 1362E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Religious Text, Middle Ages
10 Sep 2018
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Al-ghazali muslin philosophical tradition in the middle ages. Similar to st. augustine and his journey (christian tradition) Monday, january 4, 2016: ladder for al-ghazali. Second hand belief > direct vision of god (mysticism) Second hand belief the belief we have before we question them (we have not asked the question whether or not we disagree or agree with them yet, e. g what piety is, or what justice is) Al-ghazali was a sceptic (lasted for 2 months) doubted that we could reach the truth at all. 1. theologians > (orthodoxy the only right view: philosophers > 1. materialist (everything is material/made from matter) 2. naturalist (interested in physics, do not believe in the immortality of the soul) 3. deists (philosophers who believe in the existence of god group which al-ghazali had the least problems) 3. (kalam) authorities of religion > may think they are infallible compared to other groups: su s. Logical demostraron: all human beings are mortal, socrates is a human being.
