Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy (Paperback)

In this work, Muhsin Mahdi--widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of Islamic political thought--distills more than four decades of research to offer an authoritative analysis of the work of Alfarabi, the founder of Islamic political philosophy. Mahdi, who also brought to light writings of Alfarabi that had long been presumed lost or were not even known, presents this great thinker as his contemporaries would have seen him: as a philosopher who sought to lay the foundations for a new understanding of revealed religion and its relation to the tradition of political philosophy.
This philosophical engagement with the writings of and about Alfarabi will be essential reading for anyone interested in medieval political philosophy.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2010
First published:	April 2010
Authors:	Muhsin S. Mahdi
Dimensions:	227 x 153 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-50187-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-226-50187-6
Barcode:	9780226501871

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