Question

One philosopher who wrote in this language put forth an argument for a “necessary existent” known as the Proof of the Truthful. Another philosopher writing in this language used the example of a piece of cotton on fire to argue for occasionalism, the view that God is the ultimate cause of everything. This language was used for a thought experiment arguing for the substantial existence of the soul, the “floating-man.” This language was used for a critique of philosophy, The Incoherence of the Philosophers, (10[2])and its rebuttal, The Incoherence of the Incoherence. For 10 points, name this language used by Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali, (10[1])Ibn Sina, and other Islamic philosophers. ■END■

ANSWER: Arabic [or al-arabiyyah]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BLehigh8310
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AUniversity of Delaware A8310
Aiden Palermo (DII)RutgersPenn10210

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2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y3100%0%0%89.33