I: Islamic thought and Persian Culture; 1: Mysticism and Traditional Philosophy in Persia, Pre-Islamic and Islamic *; 2: Cosmography in Pre-Islamic and Islamic Persia; 3: The Tradition of Islamic Philosophy in Persia and its Significance for the Modern World *; 4: The Significance of Persian Philosophical Works in the Tradition of Islamic Philosophy *; II: Early Islamic Philosophy; 5: Why Was al-F?r?b? Called The Second Teacher? *; 6: Ibn S?n?: A General Survey *; 7: Ibn S?n?'s Prophetic Philosophy *; 8: B?r?n? as Philosopher *; 9: B?r?n? versus Ibn S?n? on the Nature of the Universe *; 10: N??ir-i Khusraw: The Philosopher-Poet *; 11: Fakhr al-D?n R?z?; III: Suhraward? and the School of Ishr?q; 12: Shihab al-Din Suhraward? *; 13: The Persian Works of Shaykh al-Ishr?q Shih?b al-D?n Suhraward? *; 14: The Spread of the Illuminationist School of Suhraward? *; IV: Philosophers-Poets-Scientists; 15: ‘Umar Khayy?m:Philosopher-Poet-Scientist *; 16: The World View and Philosophical Perspective of ?ak?m Ni??m? Ganjaw? *; 17: Af?al al-D?n K?sh?n? and the Philosophical World of Khw?jah Na??r al-D?n ??s? *; 18: Mu?ammad ibn Mu?ammad Na??r al-D?n ??s? *; 19: Qu?b al-D?n Sh?r?z? *; 20: The Status of Rash?d al-D?n Fa?lall?h in the History of Islamic Philosophy and Science *; V: Later Islamic Philosophy; 21: The School of Isfahan *; 22: ?adr al-D?n Sh?r?z? (Mull? ?adr?) *; 23: ?ajj? Mull? H?d? Sabziw?r? *; VI: Islamic thought in Modern Iran; VI 24: Islamic Philosophy in Modem Persia: A Survey of Activity in the 50's and 60's *

'The book demonstrates Nasr's profound and extensive knowledge of the Islamic intellectual tradition and his exceptional scholarship which is the result of a rare combination of a traditional Islamic intellectual training and a Western education. It is also a witness to his tremendous contribution to studies on the structure, history and development of Islamic thought and philosophy which is of great importance and value to scholars and students of Islamic thought and philosophy both in the West and in the Muslim world.' - Zailan Moris, The Muslim World