intellect is a fundamental topic of concern in the peripatetic philosophy. a comparison of al-farabi’s approach to ‘intellect’ (an iranian muslim philosopher with an oriental background) with that of alexander of aphrodisias’ (a greek philosopher with an occidental background) may reveal the contrasting features of aristotelian peripatetic philosophy and the islamic philosophy. basing itself on...

the problem of good and bad in philosophy and theology can be discussed from two perspectives, ontological and epistemological. the problem that we're seeking to answer in this paper is that: does the theory of “al-idrakat al-i'tibariyah” (constructive perceptions) has presented a new solution for it?  if yes, which way it has used to deal with the problem (ontological or epistemologi...

Physique and Intellect. By Donald G. Paterson. New York: The Century Co. (Century Psychology Series). 1930. There have been during the past few decades many investigations directed primarily toward the determination of the relation between those two factors which the author of this book generalizes under the names physique and intellect. The theoretical and practical importance of the results o...