What does Islamic theology have to say about the philosophy of science? The writings post-classical Muslim thinkers offer a wealth understudied material relevant conceptualizing ontological status, scope, and character scientific inquiry theorization. tradition developed nuanced metaphysical epistemological insights on unobservables, universals, causality. astronomers sophisticated responses pe...

william chittick, currently professor of religious studies at the state university of new york (stony brook), is an internationally renowned expert on islamic thought. his contributions to the fields of sufism and islamic philosophy have helped paint a clearer picture of the intellectual and spiritual landscape of islamic civilization from the 7th/13th century onwards. yet chittick is not simpl...

islamic arts are often identified by their abstract compositions based on geometric principles and spiritual concepts. using artworks from different eras, this paper highlights the presence of a particular model of thought in islamic arts in which the hierarchy of perspectival vision is abolished. the main argument is based on the ability of some artworks to be looked at from any angle while ma...