Islamic Golden Age - Philosophy and Humanities

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This video explores the humanities, social sciences, and philosophical developments of the Islamic Golden Age, covering contributions to education, literature, economics, and theology.

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Answers: What were the contributions of the Islamic Golden Age to humanities, social sciences, and philosophy?

Islamic Golden Age
House of Wisdom
madrasa
translation movement
Ibn Khaldun
Kalam
Falsafa
Ibn Sina
Ibn Tufayl

What it concludes

Education was prescribed for everyone during the Islamic Golden Age, contributing to a high literacy rate.
The translation movement during the Islamic Golden Age preserved and spread ancient Greek and Persian texts.
Ibn Khaldun is considered the founder of many social sciences, including historiography, sociology, and economics.
Ibn Sina developed the thought experiment of the floating man to prove the existence of the soul, a concept similar to Descartes' cogito ergo sum.

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