PHIL 203
Islamic Philosophy
Fall 2025 · Special Topics
Topics
- Companion
- The translation movement Unit 2. Al-Kindi:
- reception of Greek philosophy” Anthology
- A systematization of philosophy
- A new approach
- Anthology
- thought” Anthology
- Illuminationism Unit 8. Mulla Sadra:
- Merging philosophical Sufism into philosophy Review
Readings
- The Cambridge Companion to Arabic philosophy. Edited by Peter Adamson and Richard Taylor
- Adamson, P. (2015). Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press
- Bosely, R. & M. Tweedale (eds.) (2006). Basic Issues in Medieval Philosophy. 2nd edition. Broadview Press
Fall 2023
Topics
- Sep. 4 – Sep. 10
- Sep. 11 – Sep. 17
- reception of Greek philosophy”
- The transition of Greek thought
- Sep. 25 – Oct. 1
- Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
- Oct. 9 – Oct. 15
- Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
- Oct. 23 – Oct. 29
- Oct. 30 – Nov. 5
- Nov. 6 – Nov. 12 Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
- Nov. 20 – Nov. 26 Unit 7. Suhrawardi:
- Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
- Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
Readings
- The Cambridge Companion to Arabic philosophy Edited by Peter Adamson and Richard Taylor. 2005. Cambridge University Press
- Classical Arabic Philosophy: An Anthology of Sources Edited by Jon McGinnis and David Reisman. 2007. Hackett Publishing
- Adamson, P. (2015). Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press
- Bosely, R. & M. Tweedale (eds.) (2006). Basic Issues in Medieval Philosophy. 2 nd edition. Broadview Press
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2025-Fall-PHIL-203-LECTURE-A01 ↗2025
- 2025-Fall-ARAB-399-LECTURE-A01 ↗2025
- 2021-Winter-PHIL-203-LECTURE-B1 ↗2021
- 2023-Fall-PHIL-203-LECTURE-A1 ↗2023
- Partial automated extraction.
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.