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Al-Ghazali
1058–1111 · Classical · Persian / Islamic
Theology
Theologian-philosopher of skepticism, spirituality, and limits of reason.
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The life behind Al-Ghazali’s ideas
Al-Ghazali is presented in the Thought archive through theology, persian / islamic, persian / islamic, classical. The recorded life dates are 1058–1111. The profile connects this work to Ethics, Islamic Thought, Philosophy, Religion & Mysticism.
The central questions gathered here concern skepticism, Sufism, limits of philosophy, faith, ethics. Together they show the recurring problems, methods, and distinctions that define this thinker’s contribution.
Al-Ghazali developed within an intellectual conversation shaped by Islamic theology, Sufism, philosophy. These names provide context for the traditions and problems surrounding the work; they do not imply simple agreement.
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Tests reason until it breaks, then asks how certainty, practice, and spiritual discipline relate.
- Era
- Classical
- Tradition
- Persian / Islamic
- Discipline
- Theology
- Life dates
- 1058–1111
- Country
- Persian / Islamic
- Schools
- Ethics, Islamic Thought, Philosophy, Religion & Mysticism
The questions they explored
What kept them wondering
- 01
Skepticism
- 02
Sufism
- 03
Limits of philosophy
- 04
Faith
- 05
Ethics
Orbit of influence
Everything Al-Ghazali is connected to
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Influences and connections
Who shaped them, and whom they shaped
Shaped by
- Islamic theology
- Sufism
- philosophy
Went on to shape
- Islamic theology
- Sufism
- medieval philosophy
- religious ethics
Ideas in motion
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