Philosophical Poetics of Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroes - The Aristotelian Reception

Informationen zum Autor Salim Kemal Klappentext This book examines the studies of Aristotle's Poetics and related texts in which three Medieval philosophers proposed a conception of poetic validity (beauty), and a just relation between subjects in a community (goodness). Zusammenfassung This book examines the studies of Aristotle's Poetics and related texts in which three Medieval philosophers proposed a conception of poetic validity (beauty), and a just relation between subjects in a community (goodness). Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Philosophical Poetics; Chapter 2 Alfarabi, Logic and Poetry; Chapter 3 Avicenna; Chapter 4 Poetics, Morality and Society; Chapter 5 Prelude to Truth; Chapter 6 Averroës, Truth and Metaphor;

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• Authors: Salim Kemal
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2010
• EAN: 9780415616454
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61645-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous