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Philosophers

Philosophers associated with metaphysics, ethics, logic, knowledge, and human meaning.

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Abbasid · 750–1258 · 3 FIGURES IN THIS ERA

Al-Farabi

Developed a major synthesis of logic, metaphysics, prophecy, and political order.

Helped introduce Greek philosophical vocabulary into Arabic intellectual life.

Advanced medical observation while engaging philosophical questions with unusual independence.

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