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Deontic Modalities in Ibn Ḥazm 伊本的道义形态Ḥazm

Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World Pub Date : 2019-09-02 DOI: 10.1515/9783110552386-008

J. Lameer

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Value Ontology and the Assumption of Non-Assessment in Postclassical Shīʿī Legal Theory 后古典法学中的价值本体论与非评价假设

Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World Pub Date : 2019-09-02 DOI: 10.1515/9783110552386-011

R. Gleave

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Foundations of Ibn Taymiyya’s Religious Utilitarianism 伊本·泰米亚宗教功利主义的基础

Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World Pub Date : 2018-07-09 DOI: 10.1515/9783110552386-010

J. Hoover

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