Secrets of Al-Kindi's 'THE RADIUS' REVEALED

In this 'spoiler free' #bookrecommendations, I go over primary aspects of Yaqub Al-Kindi's fascinating medieval Islamic philosophical work 'The Radius'. The book explores the concept of 'as above, so below' and the interconnectedness of the microcosm and macrocosm. It posits that every human action, even small ones, has a universal reaction as we are a microcosm of the larger universe. Al-Kindi departs from traditional Islamic views of humans as distinct from the divine, towards a more pagan/Eastern notion of humans as emanations of the divine. I analyze the potential conflict between Al-Kindi's ideas and orthodox Islamic theology, drawing parallels with other Islamic philosophers like Ibn Arabi.

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