1st Edition
Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the Interpretation of the Qur'an Common Sense and Philosophy in Islam
Introduction 1. Journeys of Ghazali and Averroes to their Diverse Conceptions of the Role of Reason 2. From the Chimera of Philosophy to the Evidence of "The Just Balance" 3. The Decisive Criterion of the Distinction Between Islam and Hypocrisy (Zandaqa) 4. Averroes, Philospher-Reader of The Precious Book 5. Reorganization of the World According to Aristotle in the Light of Qur’anic Revelation by Averroes 6. Ghazali and Averroes in Muslim Society. Conclusion
Biography
Avital Wohlman is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, exploring Scottus Eriugena, comparing Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas (1988, 1995), and now contrasting Ibn Rushd [Averroes) with al-Ghazali.
David Burrell is currently Professor of Ethics and Development at Uganda Martyrs University, and Hesburgh Professor Emeritus at University of Notre Dame, USA. He has compared Aquinas, Maimonides, and Avicenna; translated key works of al-Ghazali, and explored philosophical dimensions of human and divine freedom in the Abrahamic faiths.
