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