Fascinating read, thanks QP Richard!
One thing to note, towards the end, the author states that Maimonides was an influential philosopher during the Golden Age. Outside the realm of medicine, one has to wonder about that, considering that Maimonides was Jewish; I find it hard to believe that his philosophical thoughts and ideas had that much of an impact on Islam at the time. Thoughts...
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