author
T. J. de (Tjitze J.) Boer
1866–1942
A Dutch philosopher and historian of ideas, he is best remembered for opening up the world of Islamic philosophy to a wider Western readership. His work helped many readers encounter medieval Muslim thinkers as part of the broader history of philosophy.
2 Audiobooks
The History of Philosophy in Islam
by T. J. de (Tjitze J.) Boer
Geschichte der Philosophie im Islam
by T. J. de (Tjitze J.) Boer
About the author
Born in Friesland in 1866, Tjitze Jacobs de Boer became a Dutch scholar of philosophy with a special interest in the intellectual traditions of Islam. He later served as professor of philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, holding the post from 1906 until 1931.
De Boer is best known for The History of Philosophy in Islam, a concise survey that introduced many readers to major Islamic philosophers and the development of philosophical thought in the Islamic world. Because of that work, he is often remembered not only as a philosopher, but also as an important early historian of Islamic philosophy.
He died in The Hague in 1942. Today, his name remains closely linked to the serious study of Islamic thought in Europe and to the effort to place that tradition within the larger story of world philosophy.