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Kindi, Yaqub ibn Ishaq

Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi (Alkindus, Yaaqub ibn Ishaq), c. 800 AD - c. 873 AD. Medieval Islamic Neoplatonist scholar, first of the great Islamic philosophers. His thought, which placed faith above reason, was later taken up and defended by Avicenna.

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• - Short article on his writings and influence.
  
• - Some brief notes on this thinker, pursuant to a reference in Eco's The Name of the Rose.
  
• - Article reviewing his various philosophical teachings.
  
• - Concise biography from the 2001 Columbia Encyclopedia.
  
• - Short article on this early Islamic thinker's legacy.
  
• - Short article reviewing this Arab scholar's life and legacy.
  
  

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