Al-Ghazali - The Bane of the Philosophers

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Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad Al-Ghazali, better known as Imam Al-Ghazali for short or Algazel in the West, was a Medieval Persian philosopher who pioneered a form of philosophical scepticism that would work to drastically shift the Medieval world away from Neoplatonic metaphysics.

Predating Rene Descartes by over 500 years, Al-Ghazali formalised a method of radical scepticism that would work to question the philosophical consensus of the time. In particular, Al-Ghazali would challenge many of the ideas of thinkers before him, notably Ibn Sina, Al Farabi, Aristotle and Plato - and he would do so in a fashion that was internally consistent within the philosophers own methodology. This would be articulated in his landmark text "The Incoherence of the Philosophers" or "Tahafut al-falasifa".

Eventually Al-Ghazali would grow disillusioned with the academic world, and find solace in becoming a wandering mystic, meandering from city to city within the Abbasid and Seljuk empires. Its from these experiences that Al-Ghazali would write his seminal guide for spiritual life "Ihya Ulum al-Din" or "Revival of the Religious Sciences". But that is a video for another day...

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TIMESTAMPS
Introduction - 00:00
Personal Life - 01:30
Career - 02:50
Claim #1 Eternality of the Universe - 04:35
Claim #2 Universals and Particulars - 06:45
Claim #3 The Unseen World - 08:45
Epistemology - 09:40
Conclusion - 11:25

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All Comments (21)
  • @saadhorsepower8908
    A lot of Muslims have this problem of today, which is just taking from their elders without question or thought. This is the same way the mushriks of Mecca thought. Rather, one should study, learn and think deeply.
  • @PopTartNeko
    The true bane of philosophers is the random 4 year old that suddenly decided to ask "WHY?" to everything you say
  • @SlaveKing1444
    He wasn't just a philosopher. He was a polymath having mastered many sciences such as logic, philosophy, rhetoric, poetry, jurisprudence, theology, etc. He is known as the 'proof of Islam' because he was unrivaled in his ability to defeat anyone in a debate. However, his life took a turn when he couldn't speak for 6 months and ventured for the next 10 years of his life working on killing his ego and becoming humble. Thence, he produced the revival of the religious sciences which is arguably the best work of its kind. A exeget and a manual for those who wish to do the same. Remember, that kant and Descartes have taken much of their content from him. That's just two of them. He is quoted more than 500 times by st. Aquinas.
  • @mujahidhasan118
    The History Of Muslim/Islamic World Is So So So So underrated Man 😩😩😩😩😩😩
  • @zul5665
    We live in a distressing age, but the advent of the 'modern world' at least allows us to conclude the great posthumous argument between Imam Gazali and Ibn Rushd.
  • @OasesOfWisdom
    Sorry for the delays! This has been our most ambitious project yet. We've begun rendering videos in 60fps as well as utilising 3D software for the introduction. We sincerely hope you enjoy our video on the esteemed thinker, Al-Ghazali! And please make sure to like, share and subscribe our content as we are just a team of two working out of our bedrooms to keep this channel running.
  • @batosato
    It is so sad to see that a lot of Islamic philosphers work were later expanded by European scientist without mentioning the original inspiration European scientist had.
  • @AliAmeer-ek2wg
    I was really impressed by the way u say the arabic name✨✨✨perfect
  • @Vahe345
    That Tyson Neil degrasse's opinion is not worth mentioning in this video. He is such a sad replacement for Carl Sagon. His followers are a good example of Al- Ghazali's idea that people take other people's philosophy by decree without thinking through its logic themselves.
  • @Historyun
    A very commendable effort and quality production brothers 🎖️
  • @7hamed7
    WE CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. Thank you for educating the people about the great Muslim thinkers. I hope this channel gets more recognition.
  • @akashdtx
    This video... Is an experience... The narration, soothing and non-interrupting music, visual rendition... Beautiful!
  • @Atherion8
    This was eye opening 👏🏾👏🏾 Can’t wait for more videos
  • @Masterbutler123
    Excellent video as always. So fascinating to learn more about Al-Ghazali!!
  • @sksaqlainali
    DON'T STOP UPLOADING!!! YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK !!
  • @terrible_wafer
    This is such an incredible and educational video, when i was younger, my dad opened a school and named it after al ghazali, and now i randomly found this video! May Allah reward you for your work, please keep it up!