Muslim Philosophers' Philosophy of Science and its Aristotlean Legacy

Subject Areas : Philosophy

موسی ملایری ¹ ( ندارد )

Received: 2014-10-20 Accepted : 2014-10-20 Published : 2008-03-20

Keywords: Aristotle, Muslim thinkers, philosophy of science, scientific investigations, scientific explanations, epistemic values, scientific methods for scienti,

Abstract :

It is well known, though, that the philosophy of science is a newbranch of knowledge, but this article has showed that the ancientscholars have also supplied in their scientific investigations somekind of science which can be called “Logic of science” or“Philosophy of science” [or philosophical scientiology]. First, fourof the most important issues in the new philosophy of science i.e.criterions of scientific investigations, necessary conditions foraccuracy of scientific explanations, epistemic values, and status ofscientific theories and scientific methods for scientific discoveries,were selected. In each of them, first, we illustrate Aristotle'saccount, then, Muslim thinkers one. Tow point were attained: 1-Aristotle's idea contains all of these issues. 2- Muslim thinkers haveplayed significat role not only in, deepening and criticizing of theAristotelian philosophy of science, but also in its later development