Houston, al-Rāzī Has a Problem: Are Humans (Really) the Best of Creation?

This article explores Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s (d. 1210) theological insights on the metaphysical hierarchy of creation to address the question: Can there be extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) superior to human intelligence? By revisiting a long-standing debate in the Islamic tradition concerning the...

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Published in:	Zygon
Main Author:	Malik, Shoaib
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Open Library of Humanities 08.08.2025
Subjects:	Habitability for Your Cosmic Future: AstroAnthropology Meets AstroEthics Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Islamic Theology; Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī; Angelic Superiority; Human Superiority; Theological Anthropology; Islamic Cosmology; Anthropocentrism
ISSN:	1467-9744, 1467-9744
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