An accessible introduction to Arabic philosophy from the 'classical' period to later Islamic thought.

1. Introduction Peter Adamson and Richard C. Taylor; 2. Greek into Arabic: neoplatonism in translation Cristina D'Ancona; 3. Al-Kindî and the reception of Greek philosophy Peter Adamson; 4. Al-Fârâbî and the philosophical curriculum David Reisman; 5. The Ismâ'îlîs Paul Walker; 6. Avicenna and the Avicennian tradition Robert Wisnovsky; 7. Al-Gazâlî Michael E. Marmura; 8. Philosophy in Andalusia: Ibn Bâjja and Ibn Tufayl Josep Puig Montada; 9. Averroes: religious dialectic and Aristotelian philosophical thought Richard C. Taylor; 10. Suhrawardî and illuminationism John Walbridge; 11. Mysticism and philosophy: Obn 'Arabî and Mullâ Sadrâ Sajjad H. Rizvi; 12. Logic Tony Street; 13. Ethical and political philosophy Charles E. Butterworth; 14. Natural philosophy Marwan Rashed; 15. Psychology: soul and intellect Deborah L. Black; 16. Metaphysics Thérèse-Anne Druart; 17. Islamic philosophy and Jewish philosophy Steven Harvey; 18. Arabic into Latin: the reception of Arabic philosophy into Western Europe Charles Burnett; 19. Recent trends in Arabic and Persian philosophy Hossein Ziai.