Feature: Who Was Al-Kindi: The First Arab Philosopher?

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Presenter: Eva Kurban

Delivered: DC on January 29, 2017

In this afikra feature, Eva Kurban proposes the question of who Al-Kindi was and why he was known as the “first Arab philosopher”.

Sources & Future References

• Al-Kindi (805 - 873) - Biography - MacTutor

• Al-Kindi - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• Philosopher of the Arabs: al-Kindī | History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

• Islamic Civilization | Middle East Institute

• Al-Kindi: Genius Bridge Between Civilizations | About Islam

• Al-Kindi | Encyclopedia

• Al-Kindi

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