Al-Ghazālī and Ibn Rushd on the End of the World
The question of whether the universe can or must come to an end is rarely addressed in Arabic philosophy but informs the Second Discussion of al-Ghazālī’s Incoherence of the Philosophers and Ibn Rushd’s rejoinder in his Incoherence of the Incoherence. The philosophical debate between the two reveals...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Theology and science
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 675-689 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | The question of whether the universe can or must come to an end is rarely addressed in Arabic philosophy but informs the Second Discussion of al-Ghazālī’s Incoherence of the Philosophers and Ibn Rushd’s rejoinder in his Incoherence of the Incoherence. The philosophical debate between the two reveals limits to the symmetries between time and space in Aristotelian thinking. Additionally, we discern in Ibn Rushd’s responses a dedication to scientific reasoning even in the face of theological concerns, while al-Ghazālī is more willing to make allowances—within a rational worldview—for events that fall outside the normal course of nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2514315 |
