The Transmition of the Greek Letters to the Arab-islamic Philosophy

Course Information
TitleΗ μεταβίβαση των Ελληνικών γραμμάτων στην Αραβοϊσλαμική Φιλοσοφία / The Transmition of the Greek Letters to the Arab-islamic Philosophy
CodeΥ304
FacultyTheology
SchoolTheology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDionysia Chatzi
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600016009

Programme of Study: PPS Tm. THeologías - Eisagōgikī Kateýthynsī Mousoulmanikṓn Spoudṓn (EKMS 2016-sīmera)

Registered students: 77
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course325

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600145026
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to learn about the embodiment of Islamic theology and philosophy with previous and later cultures, to understand the ways in which classical and late antiquity were perceived, and follow the emergence of theology within Muslim worldviews and the development of Islam and science.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The history of the transmission of Greek letters to the Arab-Islamic world and their influence on the spiritual fruitfulness of the "Arab-Islamic culture" (8th - 13th century) is examined. The first part examines the history of the transfer of Greek letters in the Arabic tradition and the creation of Arabic sciences; the second teaches the history of the transmission of Greek letters and Aristotle to the Arab-Islamic tradition, while the third part examines Greek-Arabic literature and pseudo-aristotelian literature. The subject of the last section deals with the utilization of Aristotelian philosophy and Greek thought by the Arabs, the creation of Arab-Islamic Aristotelianism, the genesis of Islamic philosophy, its institutions and the transfer of Arab Aristotelianism to European thought, mainly through Albert the Great and of Thomas Aquinas.
Keywords
Aristotle, Greek letters, Arab tradition, falsafa
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures652.6
Reading Assigment401.6
Written assigments180.7
Exams20.1
Total1255
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γρηγόριος Ζιάκας, (2007), Τα ελληνικά Γράμματα και ο Αριστοτέλης στην Αραβική Παράδοση, Ελληνικά Γράμματα, Αθήνα
Additional bibliography for study
Garth Fowden (2015), Abraham or Aristotle? First Millennium Empires and Exegetical Traditions, Cambridge University Press.
Last Update
17-05-2020