Philosophical views of abu reikhan biruni

The article reveals the philosophica l views of Abu Rayhan Biruni. Abu Rayhan Biruni was one of the scientists of cultural rapprochement of the peoples of Central Asia and India. Biruni sees the paths of such a rapprochement in the mutual exchange of natural science and philosophical knowledge about the world. For Biruni, the question of the connection between philosophy and other sciences that study nature and its phenomena is of particular interest. The path to philosophy lies through other sciences, namely: through “natural sciences”, which make it possible to understand and comprehend philosophy, on the other hand, natural sciences in turn help develop methods of proof and research in philosophy itself.