The nature of Knowledge for Al-Kendi

Abstract

Al-Kendi has dealt with the nature of knowledge in terms of its general and philosophical approach showing, in a clear image, the philosophical heritage that expresses the approach he followed in seeking for realty.

Our knowledge is realistic stating with knowing one own personality until the identified goal is reached. Therefore, Al-kendi admitted that knowledge; the perceptual one which is the first degree of knowledge, is necessary for human beings to deal with their outside world. Moreover this perceptual knowledge plays an important role in building up knowledge and it is impossible to deny in our real world. It is also considered one of the knowledge degrees leading to reach the intellectual knowledge. Thus, this knowledge is possible in a sense that it is an intellectual and perceptual knowledge. It is not a mere ability of  remembering, but it is an ability of how humans could understand and communicate in the outside world. 

Therefore, the aim of this paper is study the nature of knowledge in respect of Al-kendi’s point of view and how he introduced his theory of knowledge as a complete theory starting with perceptual to intellectual then intuitive knowledge