units

ATS3270

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitCentre for Religious Studies
OfferedNot offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)TBA

Synopsis

This unit examines the origins and development of Islamic philosophy within the broader context of the Islamic intellectual tradition. It defines Islamic philosophy, discusses its relation to Western and particularly Greek philosophy. Focus will be on al-Kindi, al-Razi, al-Farabi, al-Ghazzali, Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Arabi, Ibn Khaldun and Qunawi. This unit explores different philosophical schools that emerged within the Islamic world, including contemporary philosophers like Said Nursi, Syed Hussein Nasr, Fethullah Gulen and Muhammad Iqbal, and their philosophies regarding the West. This unit will explore the influence of Greek philosophy on Muslim philosophy in the medieval era, and the influence of Islamic philosophers on 12th century and later philosophers who relied on Latin translations. A basic knowledge of Greek philosophy, Islam and the history of Muslims would be useful for this unit. Each student will present a topic related to the tutorial that week, and each week, two students will cover the discussion relevant to that week.

Outcomes

  1. To learn the fundamental principles of Islamic philosophy;
  2. To identify major schools of Islamic philosophy, their most important figures and learn the most important issues in the field;
  3. To learn how to make use of the major reference works on Islamic philosophy;
  4. To develop an ability to read, analyse and interpret Islamic philosophical texts;
  5. To understand the influence of Greek philosophy on Muslim philosophers in medieval times;
  6. To examine the influence of Islamic philosophy on post-12th century Western philosophers who relied in Latin translation of texts;
  7. To understand and analyse the views of prominent contemporary Muslim philosophers.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 70%
Exam: 30%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Salih Yucel

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Philosophy
Religious studies

Prohibitions

ATS2270