David M. DiPasquale

Alfarabi's Book of Dialectic (Kit¿b al-Jadal)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the first complete English translation of Alfarabi's Book of Dialectic, regarded as a foundational text of the Islamic philosophical tradition. With meticulously researched commentary and extensive notes, David M. DiPasquale challenges accepted scholarly interpretations and opens up novel ways of viewing Alfarabi's work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 527g
• ISBN-13: 9781108405430
• ISBN-10: 1108405436
• Artikelnr.: 61444203

Autorenporträt

David M. DiPasquale is Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Political Science and the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program at Boston College where he specializes in Islamic philosophy, law, and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Alfarabi's Kit¿b al-Jadal: complete English translation
2. Dialectic and political science
3. Dialectic and the principles of all science
4. Dialectic and the method of natural and divine science
5. Dialectic and education
6. Conclusion: Alfarabi and the taxonomy of the medieval Arabic Organon
Glossary A: English-Arabic
Glossary B: Arabic-English
References
Index.