Great Islamic Philosophers
by Esther Lee
1. Ibn Rushd
1.1. physician
1.2. wanted to harmonize religion and philosophy
1.3. regarded as an Atheist
1.4. Averroism
2. Al-Farabi
2.1. Father of Islamic Neoplatonism
2.2. philosopher
2.3. logician
2.4. musician
2.5. had a role in political science
2.6. known for being like an encyclopedia
2.7. tried to synthesize Plato and Aristotles ideas with theology
3. Al Kindi
3.1. translator
3.2. believed that life is not eternal
3.3. influenced by Neoplatonists and Aristotle
3.4. used Aristotle against himself in the idea of eternity of the world
4. Ibn Sina
4.1. physician
4.2. astronomer
4.3. philosopher
4.4. mathmetician
4.5. verified squares and cubes of mathematics