THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO ARABIC PHILOSOPHY by Peter Adamson (Editor), Richard C. Taylor (Editor) ( 9780511999864 )

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Title:

THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO ARABIC PHILOSOPHY

By:

Peter Adamson (Editor), Richard C. Taylor (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

0511999860

ISBN 13:

9780511999864

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

28 May, 2006

Series:

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

Description:

An accessible introduction to Arabic philosophy from the 'classical' period to later Islamic thought.

Synopsis:

Philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world represents one of the great traditions of Western philosophy. Inspired by Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic theology, Arabic philosophers from the ninth century onwards put forward ideas of great philosophical and historical importance. This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in Arabic philosophy, provides an introduction to the field by way of chapters devoted to individual thinkers (such as al-Farabi, Avicenna and Averroes) or groups, especially during the 'classical' period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. It also includes chapters on areas of philosophical inquiry across the tradition, such as ethics and metaphysics. Finally, it includes chapters on later Islamic thought, and on the connections between Arabic philosophy and Greek, Jewish, and Latin philosophy. The volume also includes a useful bibliography and a chronology of the most important Arabic thinkers.

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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Non-returnable

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