Bertrand Russell's attitude (from his history of western philosophy) is probably representative: the Muslim philosophers are significant as transmitters of Greek learning to Latin Europe, but not as innovators. I think this attitude is wrong, and there are signs of renewed interest in medieval Muslim philosophers.

Why are the Muslim philosophers of medieval times not as much as known as their predecessors, the Greeks, and their successors, the renaissance ones? : askphilosophy Saturday, February 22, 2014 @ 3:19pm