{"product_id":"ghazaalais-epistemology-9781032517087","title":"Ghazaalais Epistemology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on AbÅ áÄmid al-GhazÄlÄ (d. 1111) â one of the foremost scholars and authorities in the Muslim world who is central to the Islamic intellectual tradition â this book embarks on a study of doubt (\u003ci\u003eshakk\u003c\/i\u003e) and certainty (\u003ci\u003eyaqÄn\u003c\/i\u003e) in his epistemology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book looks at GhazÄlÄâs attitude to philosophical demonstration and Sufism as a means to certainty. In early scholarship surrounding GhazÄlÄ, he has often been blamed as the one who single-handedly offered the death-blow to philosophy in the Muslim world. In much of contemporary scholarship, GhazÄlÄ is understood to prefer philosophy as the ultimate means to certainty, granting Sufism a secondary status. Hence, much of previous scholarship has either focused on GhazÄlÄ as a Sufi or as a philosopher; this book takes a parallel approach, and acknowledges each discipline in its right place. It analyses GhazÄlÄâs approach to acquiring certainty, his methodological scepticism, his foundationalism, his attitude to authoritative instruction (\u003ci\u003etaÊlim\u003c\/i\u003e), and the place of philosophical demonstration and Sufism in his epistemology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a systematic and comprehensive approach to GhazÄlÄâs epistemology, this book is a valuable resource for scholars of Islamic philosophy and Sufism in particular, and for educated readers of Islamic studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019098784087,"sku":"9781032517087","price":40.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ghazaalais-epistemology-9781032517087","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}