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Islamic Philosophies

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Science EncyclopediaScience & Philosophy: Intuitionist logic to KabbalahIslamic Philosophies - Philosophical Theology In Islam, Transmission And Development Of Greek Science And Philosophy, Al-kindi And The Assimilation Of Greek Neoplatonic Metaphysics