Before the Middle Ages there was a logical debate among Islamic logicians, philosophers and theologians over whether the term qiyas refers to analogical reasoning, inductive reasoning or categorical syllogism.
While at Jamia, he held the record for the highest marks in Islamic philosophy.
Doctor of Philosophy | philosophy | Philosophy | Jewish philosophy | Islamic calendar | Islamic Golden Age | International Islamic University Malaysia | Islamic fundamentalism | Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution | Islamic Studies | Islamic art | Islamic architecture | Indian philosophy | Chinese philosophy | Islamic studies | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting | Islamic philosophy | Islamic Azad University | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Moro Islamic Liberation Front | Islamic University of Madinah | Islamic terrorism | Islamic Courts Union | Philosophy of mathematics | philosophy of mathematics | Objectivity (philosophy) | National Islamic Front | Islamic theology | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | Islamic civilization |
In a non-Muslim context, Islamic studies generally refers to the historical study of Islam: Islamic civilization, Islamic history and historiography, Islamic law, Islamic theology and Islamic philosophy.
The emblem of Phi Sigma Tau is in the shape of a pentagon; each of the five angles contains a symbol that represents one of the five streams of world thought: Chinese, Indian, Islamic, Hebrew, and Greek.
He has published extensively on topics related to Islamic history and culture, with a focus on Islamic philosophy, Sufism, Twelver and Ismaili Shiism, and Arabic, Persian, and South Asian literatures.
Hyman’s publications include four volumes of Maimonidean Studies, which he edited, a critical edition of the Hebrew text and an English translation of Averroes’ De Substantia Orbis, and Essays in Medieval Jewish and Islamic Philosophy, which he edited while contributing an essay.
Hyman’s books and articles on medieval Jewish philosophy have been published worldwide; most noteworthy are his collections of essays on medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic philosophy, and his critical edition of Averroes.
Sufism and Islamic philosophy are among his specialities.
He is best known for his groundbreaking work on Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and has written extensively on the school of Ibn 'Arabi, Islamic philosophy, Shi'ism, and Islamic cosmology.