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    al-Farabi

    Islamic philosopher and music theorist (c. 870 – 950/951)

    Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi (Arabic: أبو نصر محمد الفارابي, romanized: Abū Naṣr Muḥammad al-Fārābī; c. 870[H] – 14 December 950–12 January 951), known in the Latin West as Alpharabius,[I] was an early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy".

    Al-Farabi's fields of philosophical interest included—but not limited to, philosophy of society and religion;[7] philosophy of Language and Logic;[8]psychology and epistemology;metaphysics,[10]political philosophy, and ethics. He was an expert in both, practical musicianship and music theory, and although he was not intrinsically a scientist, his works incorporate astronomy,mathematics,[16]cosmology,[17] and physics.

    Al-Farabi is credited as the first Muslim who presented philo

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    Conference Abstracts 

    April 21, 2007

    Panel A: Classical Muslim Education

    1. Sebastian Günther: The Principles of Instruction are the Grounds of our Knowledge: Al-Farabi’s Philosophical and al-Ghazali’s Spiritual Approaches to Learning

    This study explores the educational concepts advocated by two of the most influential Muslim thinkers: the 10th century philosopher and logician Abu Nasr al-Farabi, and the 11th century theologian, mystic, and religious reformer Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. It hopes to make a contribution to increasing our understanding of the educational foundations of a “learning society” as represented by Muslim civilization in classical times. In establishing a catalogue of data drawn from a variety of al-Farabi’s and al-Ghazali’s writings, this paper helps reveal some of the richness, sophistication, and diversity of scholarly discussion in Islam on educational theory and practice. It shows that the theoretical considerations that al-Farabi and al-Ghazali offer

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    A Critical Study of Mabadi’ Ara’ Ahl Madinat al-Fadilah: The Role of Islam in the Philosophy of Abu Nasr al-Farabi.

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