Univrsity Of Tehran Press Philosophy and Kalam 2008-9422 51 2 2019 01 21 Ghazali’s Methodology in Confronting Avicenna’s Philosophy Ghazali’s Methodology in Confronting Avicenna’s Philosophy 197 222 69565 10.22059/jitp.2018.249816.522995 FA Seyed Mohammad Ali Dibaji Associate Professor in Islamic Philosophy, The College of Farabi, University of Tehran Journal Article 2018 01 08 In the history of philosophy, what is found about Ghazali’s views on philosophy is often his critical ones, so that his views are introduced as a departure point of the Ash'arites rationalism and are regarded as opposing to philosophy, especially, opposing to Avicenna and Farabi’s philosophical views. but, does this show the real position of Ghazali? The answer proposed in this article shows Ghazali’s fascination to Avicenna’s Eastern Hekmat and his following Avicenna’s footsteps. Also, Ghzali’s influence from Avicenna in his methodology and attitude is shown in a phenomenological way; that means, although critical literature of Ghazali, which is due to his political position, made some of his philosophical views, but individually, he is the follower of eastern Hekmat.  In the history of philosophy, what is found about Ghazali’s views on philosophy is often his critical ones, so that his views are introduced as a departure point of the Ash'arites rationalism and are regarded as opposing to philosophy, especially, opposing to Avicenna and Farabi’s philosophical views. but, does this show the real position of Ghazali? The answer proposed in this article shows Ghazali’s fascination to Avicenna’s Eastern Hekmat and his following Avicenna’s footsteps. Also, Ghzali’s influence from Avicenna in his methodology and attitude is shown in a phenomenological way; that means, although critical literature of Ghazali, which is due to his political position, made some of his philosophical views, but individually, he is the follower of eastern Hekmat.  https://jitp.ut.ac.ir/article_69565_c7ea10bedbe61c084cf88b0edf606878.pdf