Scientific and Theoretical Bases of Beruni's Natural Philosophy
Keywords:
natural philosophy, Beruni's deism, Aristotle, the category of time, geometric atomismAbstract
the nature of the philosophical thought of the medieval East is considered. The socio-cultural prerequisites for the formation of natural philosophy of Abu Raikhan al-Beruni are analyzed. Examples of natural-scientific substantiation of Beruni's philosophical views are given and his role in the development of the methodology of modern philosophy is emphasized.