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PHILOSOPHY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Book Title Philosophy In The Islamic World
Book AuthorPeter Adamson
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Philosophy in the Islamic World – Edited by Ulrich Rudolph, Rotraud Hansberger, and Peter Adamson English translation by Rotraud Hansberger

PHILOSOPHY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Book Preface

This volume is an English version of a book that originally appeared as Philosophie in der islamischen Welt. Band 1: 8.-10. Jahrhundert (ed. by Ulrich Rudolph with assistance from Renate Würsch, Basel 2012).

Both versions contribute to a wider project whose goal is to chart the history of philosopłıy in the Islamic world from its beginnings to the present day.

This endeavor is described in detail in the original preface (see below, pp. xi-xiii).

As explained there, four volumes are envisioned, which will follow one another in chronological sequence, stretching from the 8th to the 20th century, offering extensive information on authors from all periods, divided into biography, descriptions of individual works, doctrines, and influence.

It is planned that all four volumes should appear in both German and English.

The German version forms part of a series of comprehensive reference works, the Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie (Ueberweg); the English version is intended to reach a wider audience in Europe and beyond, including especially the Islamic world itself.

While the German volumes are appearing with the publisher Schwabe, the English series will be published by E. J. Brill, whose series ‘Handbuch der Orientalistik’ (‘Handbook of Oriental Studies”) offers an appropriate forum for a project of this all-embracing nature.

We are grateful to both publishers for agreeing to this arrangement and for their readiness to cooperate with one another.

The publication of this English translation was made possible by the personal dedication of several people.

Rotraud Hansberger expended considerable personal effort to translate the entire book except where the German version was based on an English original combining linguistic fluency with a keen sense of judgment and enormous knowledge of the thematic field.

Peter Adamson edited and proofread the translation with care and expertise.

Peter Tarras and Hanif Amin Beidokhti contributed greatly to the production of the manuscript, tracking down additional information and helping with crucial aspects of the copy-editing process. All three editors have gone through the entire manuscript and are responsible for the final redaction.

The authors of the original German chapters have also been involved in the production of this new version, and have helped with the addition of new references to literature that appeared since 2012.

 In this respect, the English version actually adds new information and offers an updated picture of the state of research. One section, however, could not be revised by its author, since our cherished colleague Paraskevi Kotzia sadly passed away since the appearance of the German version.

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