Alfarabi: 2 books
The Political Writings
"Selected Aphorisms" and Other Texts
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Alfarabi was among the first to explore the tensions between the philosophy of classical Greece and that of Islam, as well as of religion generally. His writings, extraordinary in their breadth and deep learning, have had a profound impact on Islamic and Jewish philosophy. This volume presents four...
The Political Writings
"Political Regime" and "Summary of Plato's Laws"
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Alfarabi (ca. 870–950) founded the great tradition of Aristotelian/Platonic political philosophy in medieval Islamic and Arabic culture. In this second volume of political writings, Charles E. Butterworth presents translations of Alfarabi's Political Regime and Summary of Plato's "Laws," accompanied...