Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. A Note on the Translation xiii
6. Part One. Finding a Paradigm
7. Chapter 1 History 3
8. Chapter 2 What is Medieval Islamic Philosophy? 35
9. Chapter 3 Ways of Philosophising 64
10. Part Two. Thought and Action: Some Major Themes in Islamic Philosophy
11. Chapter 4 Tawhīd, Pillar of Islamic Thought 75
12. Chapter 5 The Structure of the Cosmos 94
13. Chapter 6 The Human Intellect 108
14. Chapter 7 Necessity or Freedom in Divine Action 126
15. Chapter 8 Ethics and Politics 142
16. Notes 165
17. Bibliography 175
18. Bibliography of English-language Versions 182
19. Index 183