Alghazali's attack on philosophy in The Rescuer From Error

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" Alghazali's attack on philosophy in The Rescuer From Error "
Jeffrey Johnston DiPasquale, David M.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803123
Doc. No	:	TL47898
Call number	:	‭1613241418;‮ ‬1564119‬
Main Entry	:	Al-Mutairi, Zee
Title & Author	:	Alghazali's attack on philosophy in The Rescuer From Error\ Jeffrey JohnstonDiPasquale, David M.
College	:	Boston College
Date	:	2014
Degree	:	M.A.
field of study	:	GSAS - Political Science
student score	:	2014
Page No	:	102
Note	:	Committee members: Bartlett, Robert C.
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-15176-3
Abstract	:	This paper is an exploration of al-Ghazali's attack on philosophy by way of an examination of his autobiographical epistle, <i>'The Rescuer from Error.'</i> In this text written late in his life, al-Ghazali advises a young student about the best way to pursue knowledge. The thesis argued below is that his project is to re-form Islam around the Sufi mystics, and that he attacks philosophy as a threat to Islam; meanwhile, he covertly attempts to preserve philosophy as a study which can aid the mystics by refining their mystic knowing and providing an antidote to the poisonous error of the multitude.
Subject	:	Religion; Philosophy; Islamic Studies; Political science
Descriptor	:	Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Al-ghazali;Islam
Added Entry	:	DiPasquale, David M.
Added Entry	:	GSAS - Political ScienceBoston College