{"product_id":"ghazali-s-epistemology-1","title":"Ghazālī’s Epistemology","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) – one of the foremost scholars and authorities in the Muslim world who is central to the Islamic intellectual tradition – this book embarks on a study of doubt (\u003ci\u003eshakk\u003c\/i\u003e) and certainty (\u003ci\u003eyaqīn\u003c\/i\u003e) in his epistemology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book looks at Ghazālī’s attitude to philosophical demonstration and Sufism as a means to certainty. In early scholarship surrounding Ghazālī, he has often been blamed as the one who single-handedly offered the death-blow to philosophy in the Muslim world. In much of contemporary scholarship, Ghazālī is understood to prefer philosophy as the ultimate means to certainty, granting Sufism a secondary status. Hence, much of previous scholarship has either focused on Ghazālī as a Sufi or as a philosopher; this book takes a parallel approach, and acknowledges each discipline in its right place. It analyses Ghazālī’s approach to acquiring certainty, his methodological scepticism, his foundationalism, his attitude to authoritative instruction (\u003ci\u003etaʿlim\u003c\/i\u003e), and the place of philosophical demonstration and Sufism in his epistemology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a systematic and comprehensive approach to Ghazālī’s epistemology, this book is a valuable resource for scholars of Islamic philosophy and Sufism in particular, and for educated readers of Islamic studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54411220779352,"sku":"9781032517087","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032517087.jpg?v=1781010021","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ghazali-s-epistemology-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}