COLLEGE 120: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science

Civic, Liberal, and Global Education Stanford University 3.0 credits

Course Description

What is the relation between magic and science? Is religion compatible with the scientific method? Are there patterns in the stars? What is a metaphor? This course will read key moments in Greek and Islamic science and philosophy and investigate the philosophy of language, mathematical diagrams, manuscripts, the madrasa, free will, predestination, and semantic logic. We will read selections from Ibn Taymiya, Ibn Haytham, Omar Khayyam, Baha al-Din al-Amili, and others.

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