TY - BOOK AU - Netton,Ian Richard TI - Al-Fārābī and his school T2 - Arabic thought and culture SN - 0203980204 AV - B745.K53 N48 1992eb U1 - 181/.6 20 PY - 1992/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Fārābī KW - Farābī KW - Fārābī. KW - Farābī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Abū Naṣr al- KW - Knowledge, Theory of (Islam) KW - Islam KW - philosophy KW - Knowledge KW - Théorie de la connaissance (Islam) KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Eastern KW - bisacsh KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - fast KW - Kennistheorie KW - gtt KW - Islamitische filosofie KW - Théorie de la connaissance KW - Moyen âge KW - ram KW - Philosophes musulmans KW - Théorie de la connaissance (islam) KW - Philosophie islamique KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - History N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=140102 ER -