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  • 91al-Suhrawardi, Shihab al-Din Yahya —    [Persian: Sohravardi] (549–587/1154–91)    Within the Islamic philosophical tradition, al Suhrawardi’s status is perhaps second only to Ibn Sina. Although he was notoriously executed at the age of thirty eight (on the orders of the Ayyubid… …

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  • 92al-Tusi, Nasir al-Din — (597–672/1201–74)    It is often claimed that philosophy effectively came to an end in the Islamic world with the death of Ibn Rushd at the close of the twelfth century. This is certainly an exaggeration, in part because of the various non… …

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  • 93Pakistan —    Although today there are no direct commercial or family links between European Gypsies and nomadic artisan clans in Pakistan, it is possible that some of these groups share a common ancestry with European Romanies. This entry is confined to… …

    Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

  • 94aristotelian — I. a. Peripatetic. II. n. Follower of Aristotle, peripatetic philosopher, peripatetic …

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  • 95per´i|pa|tet´i|cal|ly — Per|i|pa|tet|ic «PEHR uh puh TEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with the philosophy of Aristotle, Greek philosopher, who taught while walking; Aristotelian. –n. one of Aristotle s disciples. ╂[< Latin peripatēticus < Greek… …

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  • 96per|i|pa|tet|ic — «PEHR uh puh TEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with the philosophy of Aristotle, Greek philosopher, who taught while walking; Aristotelian. –n. one of Aristotle s disciples. ╂[< Latin peripatēticus < Greek peripatētikós,… …

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  • 97Per|i|pa|tet|ic — «PEHR uh puh TEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with the philosophy of Aristotle, Greek philosopher, who taught while walking; Aristotelian. –n. one of Aristotle s disciples. ╂[< Latin peripatēticus < Greek peripatētikós,… …

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  • 98Aristotelian — Ar is*to*te li*an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384 322 b. c.). n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See {Peripatetic}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Avicenna — Infobox Muslim scholars | notability = Persian scholar| era = Islamic golden age| color = #cef2e0 | | image caption = | | name = transl|ar|Abū ʿAlī al Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā Balkhi (Avicenna)| title= Sharaf al Mulk, Hujjat al Haq, Sheikh… …

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