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Dr. Elvira Wakelnig

postdoc (scholarship holder 01/2006 - 09/2007)

Islamic philosophy, Greek thought, hilosophy, the umma and regional factors

The beginning of philosophy within the Islamic world is closely linked to al-Kindi, who lived in Baghdad in the 9^th century. By then the Graeco-Arabic translation movement, which has been ongoing since the 8^th century, expanded into the philosophical field as well. The works and thoughts of the Ancient Greek philosophers influenced philosophy in the Islamic world from the beginnig (even concerning the terminology). From the 10^th century onwards different philosophical trends, often competing with each other, emerged and spread over all the various geographical regions under Muslim control. This development and its reasons are the main focus of my research which starts with Abu l-Hasan al-’Amiri, a student of al-Kindi’s student al-Balhi, whose life and work is quite well known.

Curriculum Vitae

Study Day Contributions

• The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement and the Reception of Greek Philosophy by Arabic-Islamic philosophers in the 9th and 10th century
• Western Science and the “hadit-problem”

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