Directory of al-Kindi, Yaqub ibn Ishaq Resources

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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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• al-Marja.com: Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi (Alkindus)

  http://www.muslimtents.com/almarja/kindi.html
  Short article on this early Islamic thinker's legacy.

• Great Books: Kindi

  http://www.malaspina.org/kindi.htm
  Short article on his writings and influence.

• Muslim Philosophy: al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya‘qub ibn Ishaq

  http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/kin.htm
  Article reviewing his various philosophical teachings.

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