Natural Philosophy of Imam Al-Ghazali

Basil Altaie
Paperback, 220 pages
9789672091394

This work discusses Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's thoughts on Natural Philosophy. The arguments used by al-Ghazali in support of his theological views are rational and encompass concepts of space, time, motion, symmetry, the size of the world, the fate of the Sun, among others. These concepts are discussed and assessed in the light contemporary understandings of physics and cosmology, including quantum theory and how it may frame al-Ghazali's position on occasionalism and causality.

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Al-Ghazali's Approach to Science
3. Time and the Universe
4. PostEternity of the World
5. Causality
6. The Universe
7. Nature and Beyond