Al-Fārābī and his school /

Netton, Ian Richard.

Al-Fārābī and his school / Ian Richard Netton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1992. - 1 online resource (xii, 128 pages) : illustrations - Arabic thought and culture . - Arabic thought and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-120) and index.

1. The age of Fārābism -- 2. The epistemological substrate of Fārābism (i) : the paradigm of the second master -- 3. The epistemological substrate of Fārābism (ii) : in the steps of their master -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Bibliographical guide.

Examines one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in the development of medieval Islam, from the late 9th to the early 11th century, through the thought of five of its principal thinkers, prime among them al-Farabi. This great Islamic philosopher, called 'the Second Master' after Aristotle, produced a recognizable school of thought in which others pursued and developed some of his own intellectual preoccupations. Their thought is treated with particular reference to the most basic questions which can be asked in the theory of knowledge or epistemology. The book thus fills a lacuna in the l.


English.

0203980204 (electronic bk.) 9780203980200 (electronic bk.) 1134959818 9781134959815 1280216905 9781280216909 9786610216901 6610216908 (pbk.)

10.4324/9780203980200 doi




Fārābī--Contributions in theory of knowledge.
Farābī Abū-Naṣr Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- --Philosophenschule.
Farābī Abū-Naṣr Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- --Philosophie.
Fārābī.
Farābī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Abū Naṣr al- (0870?-0950) --Contribution à la théorie de la connaissance.


Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
Islam--philosophy
Knowledge
Théorie de la connaissance (Islam)
PHILOSOPHY--Eastern.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
Kennistheorie.
Islamitische filosofie.
Théorie de la connaissance--Moyen âge.
Philosophes musulmans--Moyen âge.
Théorie de la connaissance (islam)
Philosophie islamique.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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