Neoplatonism in Islamic Thought

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It's time to talk about a few ways that Neoplatonic ideas have shown up in the history of Islamic thought. This video is part of an amazing collaboration with ESOTERICA, Seekers of Unity, Angela's Symposium, The Modern Hermeticist and John Vervaeke. You can find their videos on Neoplatonism below: ESOTERICA: https://youtu.be/ZV5ubPPzT7U Seekers of Unity: https://youtu.be/UmkZ383LcW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi3VDfkTELQ Angela's Symposium: https://youtu.be/lNqnNjsGExM The Modern Hermeticist: https://youtu.be/Wzd98YSG6Hs John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbk3lA6zCic Sources/Recomended Reading: Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). "The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy". Cambridge University Press. al-Ghazali - "The Niche of Lights". Translated by David Buchman. Islamic Translations Series. University of Chicago Press. Daftary, Farhad (2007). "The Isma'ilis: Their history and doctrines". Cambridge University Press. Chittick, William (2005). "Ibn Arabi: Heir to the Prophets". OneWorld Publications. Chittick, William (1989). "The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn 'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination". Chittick, William (1998). "The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology". State University of New York Press. Chittick, William (2005). "The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi". World Wisdom, inc. Dillon, John (1996). "The Middle Platonists". Bristol Classical Press. Gerson, Loyd P. (ed.) (2019). "Plotinus: The Enneads". Cambridge University Press. (This is the translation of the Enneads I have been using in this episode). Gerson, Loyd P (2008). "Cambridge Companion to Plotinus". Cambridge University Press. Ibn Sina - "A Treatise on Love". Translated by Emil L. Fackenheim. Medieval Studies. Ibn 'Arabi - "The Ringstones of Wisdom (Fusus al-Hikam)". Translation by Caner K. Dagli. Great Books of the Islamic World. Ibn Arabi - "The Universal Tree and the Four Birds (al-ittihad al-kawni). Translated by Angela Jaffray. Oxford: Anqa Publishing. Ibn 'Arabi - "The Openings Revealed in Makkah: al-futuhat al-makkiyya". Translated by Eric Winkel. Volumes 1-4. Pir Press. Morewedge, Parviz (1992). "Neoplatonism and Islamic Thought". State University of New York Press. Ormsby, Eric (Translated by) (2012). "Between Reason and Revelation: Twin wisdoms reconciled". An annotated English translation of Nasir-i Khusraw's Kitab-i Jami al-hikmatayn. The Institute of Isma'ili Studies. I.B. Tauris. Proclus "The Elements of Theology: A Revised Text with Translation, Introduction, and Commentary". Translated by E.R. Dodds. Second Edition. Oxford University Press. O'Meara, Dominic J. (1999). "Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads". Oxford University Press. Wallis, R.T. (1998). "Neoplatonism". Second Edition. Bristol Classical Paperbacks. Hackett Publishing Company. #neoplatonism #islam #philosophy Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Collaboration 02:16 Neoplatonism: a recap 04:16 The beginnings of Neoplatonism in Islam 10:47 Falsafa (Philosophy) 12:19 Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 18:58 The Isma'ilis 22:15 Mysticism & Sufism 27:54 Ibn 'Arabi & Neoplatonism 50:36 Islamic Neoplatonism today 51:22 Summary 55:52 Concluding words