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Thus, he omits from his paraphrase Alfarabi's controversial statements on the relation between philosophy and religion, such as those that suggest that philosophy alone is necessary for human happiness and perfection, and that religion is an imitation of philosophy that is useful for teaching and governing the multitude, but does not contribute to the perfection of the philosopher's intellect (see Harvey,

Shem Tov Ibn Falaquera Harvey, Steve 2007

Alfarabi offers a view somewhat more nuanced than Abû Bishr's

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

When Avicenna laid out his own syllogistic, he noted each point on which he differed from Alfarabi

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

A student of the Baghdad philosophy that had been transplanted to al-Andalus (Dunlop (1955)), Averroes was trained in the logic of Alfarabi, many specifics of which he later came to discard:

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

This allows Alfarabi to go on to characterize the subject matter of logic as follows:

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

He refers to Alfarabi as the “eminent later scholar to whom we are most concerned to direct our remarks” as he constructs his different system (see Street (2001)).

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

By rejecting literal interpretation, it raises the question of whether Maimonides 'reading of the Torah corresponds to what the prophets understood or represents a philosophic reconstruction that owes more to Aristotle and Alfarabi than it does to Moses.

Maimonides Seeskin, Kenneth 2008

It was Abû Bishr's younger colleague, Alfarabi, who was the outstanding contributor to the Aristotelian project, though not as a translator.

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

Traditionally, western study of Arabic logic has tended to concentrate on the early parts of its history, especially on the Greek antecedents of Arabic logic, and on the writings of the foundational philosophers, Alfarabi

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

Râzî, like Sâwî, never refers to an Aristotelian text, and refers to Alfarabi in such a fashion as to suggest that he is simply paraphrasing Avicenna's references.

Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008