Al-Kindi

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Al-Kindi is written by Nicholas Rescher and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0822975599 (ISBN 10) and 9780822975595 (ISBN 13).

In his day, al-Kindi (ca. 805-870) was the only philosopher of pure Arab descent, and became known as "the philosopher of the Arabs." He was one of the first Arab scholars interested in a scientific rather than theological viewpoint, and played a key role in bringing Greek learning into the orbit of Islam. al-Kindi wrote over three hundred fifty treatises, for the most part short studies on special topics in science and philosophy. Nicholas Rescher assembles this annotated bibliography, listing of over three hundred items, to assist students and scholars through the maze of publications related to al-Kindi.