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al-Gazali: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111) was a Persian Islamic theologian and philosopher. Notable works include "The Incoherence of the Philosophers" and "The Revival of the Religious Sciences." He focused on Islamic jurisprudence, theology, and mysticism, emphasizing the spiritual dimension of Islam.
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Otfried Höffe on al-Gazali - Dictionary of Arguments

Höffe I 132
Al-Gazali/Höffe: The probably greatest theologian of Islam, al-Gazali, raises the sharpest contradiction against Avicenna [VsAvicenna] (Algazel, 1058-1111). His main theological work The Revival of Religious Studies (Ihya' 'ulum ad-din, about 1100) deals with all questions of religious life: from worship services and social behaviour to perishable vices and saving virtues.
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With al-Gazäli in many places a scriptural orthodoxy triumphs over an Islam enlightened by philosophy. In political terms, a counterrevolution is gaining ground:
The first spiritual revolution, the Hellenization, is rejected along with subsequent revolutions, while Islamic mysticism flourishes.(al-GazaliVsHellenism).
>Hellenism, >Islam.

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Höffe I
Otfried Höffe
Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016


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