Ibn Miskawayh, the Soul, and the Pursuit of Happiness - The Truly Happy Sage

This book creates a picture of Miskawayh as philosopher, historian, and codifier of the science of adab. An advocate of the intellectually cultivated life, Miskawayh teaches the importance of refining one's character and cultivating a culture of civic and moral humanism to create a life worthy of human beings.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Islamic Philosophy and Miskawayh-Historian, Philosopher, Sage
Chapter 2: Setting the Philosophical Stage-Miskawayh and Civic Humanism
Chapter 3: The Structure of Islamic Medieval Society
Chapter 4: Overview of the European Renaissance and Islamic Humanism
Chapter 5: Al-Fauz al-Asghar (Metaphysics)
Chapter 6: Tajarib al-Umam (Experiences of Nations) and Tahdhib al-Aklaq (The Refinement of Character)
Chapter 7: Adab and the Belles-Lettres Tradition and Miskawayh's Humanism

About the author

John Peter Radez, PhD, Medievalist and instructor of ethics, is currently studying moral and systematic theology at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

Summary

This book creates a picture of Miskawayh as philosopher, historian, and codifier of the science of adab. An advocate of the intellectually cultivated life, Miskawayh teaches the importance of refining one’s character and cultivating a culture of civic and moral humanism to create a life worthy of human beings.

Product details

• Authors: John Peter Radez
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781793615688
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-568-8
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Islamic Theology, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy, Tajarib al-Umam;tenth-century philosophy