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Classification of knowledge in Islam by Osman Bakker
In this book, the author examines classification of knowledge by three great scholars in the past
- al Farabi
- al Ghazzali
- al Sheerazi
Deals with hierarchy of knowing
Ihsa-ul-uloom book of al-Farabi
Defined boundaries and limits of each branch of knowledge.
His main work was logic(manthik)
Proficient in music
Unity and hierarchy of knowledge at the same time.
Criteria for classification
1. Ontological basis: The merit of the subject
2. Depth of the evidence and proof
3. Ethical basis: quantity of end result
Natural philosophy/physics has lesser certainty
Ontological basis
- Metaphysics has highest in rank
- followed by mathematics
Celestial body treated as mathematics
The ultimate goal of human existence is to attain supreme happiness
The absolute good in God, first cause.
Objective of classification
Issue with his classification
- omission of medicine, interpretation of dreams, alchemy
Metaphysics has three parts
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