Publication

1992 - Routledge, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number91042233
  • LibraryThing520324
  • Goodreads5399704

Classifications

  • DDC181/.6
  • LCCB745.K53 N48 1992

Description

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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Arabic thought and culture

Other Editions

  • Al-Fārābī and his schoolRoutledge1992-01-01

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