Method, Structure, and Development in al-Farabi's Cosmology (Hardcover)

This study-the first monograph devoted exclusively to al-Farabi's cosmology-provides a new interpretation of this thinker's philosophical development through an analysis of the Greek and Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual milieu of his time. It discusses key cosmological and metaphysical concepts articulated in his works, with a special focus on celestial causation, intellection, and motion. This book also examines al-Farabi's cosmological method and particularly the connection between astronomy, physics, and metaphysics. The result is a reassessment of al-Farabi's cosmology vis-a-vis late-antique Greek philosophical trends and a clearer understanding of how it creatively adapted and transformed this legacy to establish a new cosmological paradigm in Arabic thought.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, 85
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Damien Janos
Dimensions:	240 x 160mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	434
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-20615-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Islamic & Arabic philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Islamic & Arabic philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Promotions
LSN:	90-04-20615-9
Barcode:	9789004206151

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