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

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-40543-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 527 g

Widely regarded as the founder of the Islamic philosophical tradition, and as the single greatest philosophical authority after Aristotle by his successors in the medieval Islamic, Jewish, and Christian communities, Alfarabi was a leading figure in the fields of Aristotelian logic and Platonic political science. The first complete English translation of his commentary on Aristotle's Topics, Alfarabi's Book of Dialectic, or Kitab al-Jadal, is presented here in a deeply researched edition based on the most complete Arabic manuscript sources. David M. DiPasquale argues that Alfarabi's understanding of the Socratic art of dialectic is the key prism through which to grasp his recovery of an authentic tradition of Greek science on the verge of extinction. He also suggests that the Book of Dialectic is unique to the extent to which it unites Alfarabi's logical and political writings, opening up novel ways of interpreting Alfarabi's influence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

DiPasquale, David M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Alfarabi's Kitab 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.

Über Autor(innen)

DiPasquale, David M.
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.