Summary: <br> This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the important Christian translators of Greek knowledge to Arabic which opened the door to the rise of major Muslim philosophers in later times. <br> <br> <br> Sources and further readings:<br> <br> A History of Islamic Philosophy by Majid Fakhry<br> Islamic Philosophy A-Z by Peter S. Groff<br> Islamic Philosophy: an Introduction by Oliver Leaman<br> The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor <br>