Islamic philosophy
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Islamic philosophy is the tradition of philosophical inquiry within the Islamic world that engages with metaphysics, ethics, theology, and logic, drawing on the Qur’an, Greek philosophy, and diverse intellectual currents such as Sufism, kalam, and falsafa.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic philosophy canonical | 39 |
| Arabic philosophy | 2 |
| Islamic Neoplatonism | 2 |
| Islamic Aristotelianism | 1 |
| Islamic Peripatetic philosophy | 1 |
| Islamic philosophical theology | 1 |
| Islamic philosophy (falsafa) | 1 |
| Islamic philosophy of science | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T213019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Islamic philosophy Context triple: [Sufism, influenced, Islamic philosophy]
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A.
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy is a tradition of philosophical thought shaped by Christian beliefs and doctrines, addressing questions about God, reality, morality, and human nature through the lens of Christian faith.
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Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
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Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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Western philosophy
Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Islamic philosophy Target entity description: Islamic philosophy is the tradition of philosophical inquiry within the Islamic world that engages with metaphysics, ethics, theology, and logic, drawing on the Qur’an, Greek philosophy, and diverse intellectual currents such as Sufism, kalam, and falsafa.
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A.
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy is a tradition of philosophical thought shaped by Christian beliefs and doctrines, addressing questions about God, reality, morality, and human nature through the lens of Christian faith.
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B.
Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
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C.
Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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D.
Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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E.
Western philosophy
Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of philosophy
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intellectual tradition ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
creation and eternity of the world
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ethics and virtuous life ⓘ free will and predestination ⓘ nature of God ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ political authority and governance ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| continuesIn | contemporary Islamic thought ⓘ |
| debatedWith |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Asharite theology
Mu‘tazilite theology ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
Islamic world ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ classical Islamic era ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
acquired intellect
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active intellect ⓘ contingent being ⓘ emanation ⓘ necessary being ⓘ prophetic knowledge ⓘ substantial motion ⓘ unity of existence ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Sufi philosophy
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falsafa ⓘ illuminationist philosophy ⓘ kalam ⓘ transcendent theosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish philosophy
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Latin scholasticism ⓘ medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
Sufism ⓘ falsafa ⓘ kalam ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
Arabic
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Ottoman Turkish ⓘ Persian ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| majorFigure |
Al-Farabi
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al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ghazali
Al-Kindi ⓘ Al-Razi (Rhazes) ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Razi
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ⓘ Ibn Arabi ⓘ Averroes ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Rushd
Avicenna ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Sina
Ikhwan al-Safa ⓘ Mulla Sadra ⓘ Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi ⓘ
surface form:
Suhrawardi
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| relatedTo |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Sufism ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic mysticism
Islamic theology ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
hawza seminaries
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madrasas ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
dialectical reasoning
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logical analysis ⓘ rational argumentation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Islamic philosophy Description of subject: Islamic philosophy is the tradition of philosophical inquiry within the Islamic world that engages with metaphysics, ethics, theology, and logic, drawing on the Qur’an, Greek philosophy, and diverse intellectual currents such as Sufism, kalam, and falsafa.
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arabic philosophy
this entity surface form:
Islamic philosophy (falsafa)
subject surface form:
Metaphysics (Aristotle)
this entity surface form:
Islamic philosophy of science
this entity surface form:
Islamic Neoplatonism
this entity surface form:
Islamic philosophical theology
this entity surface form:
Arabic philosophy
this entity surface form:
Islamic Aristotelianism
this entity surface form:
Islamic Peripatetic philosophy
this entity surface form:
Islamic Neoplatonism