Aristotle and the Arabic Tradition

Examines Aristotle's vast influence upon the medieval Arabic philosophical tradition and includes contributions from every discipline within his corpus.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. 'Ari¿t¿ ¿inda l-¿Arab', and beyond Christina D'Ancona; 2. The division of the categories according to Avicenna Paul Thom; 3. What if that (is) why?: Avicenna's taxonomy of scientific inquiry Riccardo Strobino; 4. The Rhetoric and Poetics in the Islamic world Uwe Vagelpohl; 5. Al-F¿r¿b¿ and the Didascalia Frédérique Woerther; 6. Aristotle's 'Physical' works and the Arabic tradition Paul Lettinck; 7. Defining nature: from Aristotle to Philoponus to Avicenna Andreas Lammer; 8. Avicenna on self-cognition and self-awareness Ahmed Alwishah; 9. Averroes on intentionality and the human experience of the natural world Yehuda Halper; 10. Metaphysics in the orbit of Islam Calvin G. Normore; 11. The Arabic reception of the Nicomachean Ethics Josh Hayes; 12. The shining and the hidden: notes on politics and solitude from the 'Greek Prophets' to Al-F¿r¿b¿ Claudia Baracchi.

About the author

Ahmed Alwishah is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Pitzer College, Claremont. He has translated the Arabic testimonial of Thales jointly with Richard McKirahan in Thales (2014).Josh Hayes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Alvernia University, Pennsylvania. His research focuses upon Aristotle and the history of Aristotelian commentary.

Summary

This rich and wide ranging collection of essays devoted to the influence of Aristotle upon medieval Arabic philosophy will appeal to those who are interested in the themes, development and context of Aristotle's legacy within the Arabic tradition. The book provides a critical analysis of philosophical topics in this tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Ahmed (Pitzer College Alwishah
• Assisted by: Ahmed Alwishah (Editor), Ahmed (Pitzer College Alwishah (Editor), Alwishah Ahmed (Editor), Josh Hayes (Editor), Josh (Alvernia University Hayes (Editor), Hayes Josh (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781107499225
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49922-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy