Alfarabi : philosophy of Plato and Aristotle

by Fārābī.

Other authorsMuhsin Mahdi
Paper Book, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

181/.6

Tags

Islam, Philosophy, Plato, Aristotle

Genres

Collection

Don

Publication

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, c2001.

Description

This long-awaited reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original introduction and a new foreword by Charles E. Butterworth and Thomas L. Pangle. The three parts of the book, "Attainment of Happiness," "Philosophy of Plato," and "Philosophy of Aristotle," provide a philosophical foundation for Alfarabi's political works.

Subjects

Happiness
Philosophy, Ancient

Language

English

Original language

Arabic

Physical description

xxxv, 158 p.; 21 cm

ISBN

0801487161 / 9780801487163

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