Al-Ghazālī on Logic as a Means of Learning

Renowned for his profound scholarship, the philosophical theologian and mystic Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111) has significantly influenced Islamic thought and education for centuries. This article presents a novel approach to studying his body of works. It analyzes six of al-Ghazālī’s key works on logic in chronological order, offering a fresh perspective on his views on reasoning. Additionally, the study explicitly focuses on al-Ghazālī’s concept of “logic as a tool of learning,” leading into an exploration of the relevance of his insights for contemporary humanistic education

Chen · Islam · Key (lock) · Mysticism · Perspective (graphical) · Philosophical logic · Relevance (law) · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy