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Method, Structure, and Development in Al-Fārābī’s Cosmology
Langbeschreibung
This study analyzes key concepts in al-Fārābī's cosmology and provides a new interpretation of his philosophical development through an analysis of the Greco-Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual milieu of his time.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: Cosmology, the Sciences, and the Scientific Method Chapter Two: The Architecture of the Heavens: Intellects, Souls, and Orbs Chapter Three: Matter and Creation: a Shift of Paradigms? Chapter Four: The Aporia of Celestial Motion Conclusion Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography General Index
Damien Janos, PhD (2009, McGill University), is presently a research fellow working at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany. His research focuses on the history of Arabic philosophy, especially cosmology and metaphysics, about which he has written several articles.
ISBN-13:
9789004206151
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
02.03.2012
Seiten:
448
Autor:
Damien Janos
Gewicht:
499 g
Format:
231x155x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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