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4. Doctrine
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In Chapter 8, Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī

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4.1 General Theory of Science. Definition and Classification of Philosophy – 4.2 Logic – 4.3 Mathematics and Physics – 4.4 Metaphysics – 4.5 Ethics and Politics

4.1 General Theory of Science. Definition and Classification of Philosophy

What al-Fārābī considered philosophy to be, and how he classified his own contribution to it, is indicated in va…

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Ulrich Rudolph, “4. Doctrine”, in: Philosophy in the Islamic World Online: 8th-10th Centuries. Consulted online on 07 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2543-2729_PIWO_COM_001804>
First published online: 2017



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