Al-Farabi and His School

ISBN-13: 9780700710645 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 128 str.

Ian Richard Netton

Opis

Examines one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in the development of medieval Islam, from the late 9th to the early 11th century, through the thought of five of its principal thinkers, prime among them al-Farabi. This great Islamic philosopher, called 'the Second Master' after Aristotle, produced a recognizable school of thought in which others pursued and developed some of his own intellectual preoccupations. Their thought is treated with particular reference to the most basic questions which can be asked in the theory of knowledge or epistemology. The book thus fills a lacuna in the literature by using this approach to highlight the intellectual continuity which was maintained in an age of flux. Particular attention is paid to the ethical dimensions of knowledge.

This text examines one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in the development of medieval Islam through the thought of five of its principal thinkers, prime among them al-Farabi for whom the period is named.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The Age of F?r?bism; Chapter 2 The Epistemological Substrate of F?r?bism (i); Chapter 3 The Epistemological Substrate of F?r?bism (ii); Chapter 4 Conclusion; Chapter 5 Bibliographical Guide;

O autorze

Ian Richard Netton