Alfarabi''s Book of Dialectic (Kitab Al-Jadal) - On the Starting Point of Islamic Philosophy

This book presents the first complete English translation of Alfarabi's Book of Dialectic, regarded as a foundational text of the Islamic philosophical tradition. With meticulously researched commentary and extensive notes, David M. DiPasquale challenges accepted scholarly interpretations and opens up novel ways of viewing Alfarabi's work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Alfarabi's Kit¿b al-Jadal: complete English translation; 2. Dialectic and political science; 3. Dialectic and the principles of all science; 4. Dialectic and the method of natural and divine science; 5. Dialectic and education; 6. Conclusion: Alfarabi and the taxonomy of the medieval Arabic Organon; Glossary A: English-Arabic; Glossary B: Arabic-English; References; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David M. DiPasquale is Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Political Science and the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program at Boston College where he specializes in Islamic philosophy, law, and political philosophy.

Zusammenfassung

This book presents the first complete English translation of Alfarabi's Book of Dialectic, regarded as a foundational text of the Islamic philosophical tradition. With meticulously researched commentary and extensive notes, David M. DiPasquale challenges accepted scholarly interpretations and opens up novel ways of viewing Alfarabi's work.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David M. DiPasquale, David M. (Boston College Dipasquale
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108405430
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40543-0
• Seiten: 362
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Islam, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy