This work offers an open perspective of the philosophy of al-Andalus with diverse and complementary approaches by renowned specialists in Arabism, Judaism and medieval thought: Miguel Asín Palacios, Manuel Alonso, Roger Arnaldez, Miguel Cruz Hernández, Fernando Díaz Esteban, Salvador Gómez Nogales, David Gonzalo Maeso, Joaquín Lomba, Andrés Martínez Lorca and Juan Vernet. An important novelty that these pages reflect is the integration of Jewish and Muslim philosophers in the common home of al-Andalus, as it happened historically.
The first part analyzes the classical and oriental influences that came together in the intellectual life of Muslim Spain. In the second, a broad and detailed overview of the main philosophers of al-Andalus is outlined. The editor has reconstructed in the introduction the development of Andalusian thought within its historical context. Historical-philological rigor, social contextualization, deepening into speculative issues and a critical spirit are common features of these essays.

This new edition is extended with a prologue that summarizes the editions and studies produced in Spain during the last quarter of a century; a renewed basic bibliography about historical and literary sources; and an updated biobibliographical note of the authors gathered here that will be useful to young readers and researchers. The book closes with an Appendix with three new texts: an article by the Arab historian of science Juan Vernet, a successful interview with the Egyptian scholar Mahmud Ali Makki and a recent work by Professor Martínez Lorca on the formation of Andalusian culture and its subsequent reception in Latin Europe.