This volume presents the original Arabic text of Epistle 9 of the Brethren of Purity, with a clear English translation, introduction, and notes. This epistle is a major medieval treatise on ethics and character traits, which drinks from two sources: the Greek tradition, especially Plato, Aristotle, and Galen; and Islamic revelation. * Presents the original text with a clear new English translation * Includes notes to technical concepts and obscure passages * Provides an Introduction to the text, translation and edition * The Epistles is a classic work of medieval Islamic learning The...