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" Classical Arabic philosophy "
/ translated with introduction, notes, and glossary by Jon McGinnis and David C. Reisman
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The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications)
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BL
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765
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b10391
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English
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McGinnis, Jon
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Classical Arabic philosophy:an anthology of sources/ translated with introduction, notes, and glossary by Jon McGinnis and David C. Reisman
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| Publication Statement
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Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Company,, c2007.
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xxxi, 427 p.: ; 23 cm.
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9780872208711(pbk.: alk.paper)
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Print
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-402) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Falsafa and the arabic translation movement -- The intellectual world of the ancient and medieval mediterranean -- The physical theory and cosmology of islamic speculative theology (kalغam) -- Al-Kindغi: The explanation of the proximate efficient cause for generation and corruption -- On the intellect -- On divine unity and the finitude of the world's body -- The one true and complete agent and the incomplete metaphorical "agent" -- On the means of dispelling sorrows -- Ar-Rغazغi: The philosopher's way of life -- On the five eternals -- Selections from doubts against Galen -- Al-Fغarغabغi -- The eisagغogغe; the introduction -- Selections from Book of demonstration -- On the intellect -- The aims of Aristotle's Metaphysics -- The principles of existing things -- Directing attention to the way to happiness. Baghdad peripatetics: Abغu Bishr Mattaa: selections from Abغu Bishr Mattaa's Commentary on Aristotle's Physics, ii 7/9 -- Yaohyaa ibn غAdغi: Selection from establishing the nature of the possible -- Abغu Sulaymغan as-Sijistغanغi: selection from on the proper perfection of the human species -- Ibn Sغinغan -- The Cure, "Book of demonstration," i.9, On induction and methodic experience and what makes it necessary -- The Cure, "Book of demonstration," iii.5 -- The Cure, "Physics," i.2, enumerating the principles of physics by postulate and thesis -- Selections on atomism from the Cure, "Physics" -- Selections on "inclination" (mayl) and projectile motion -- Selections on psychology from the cure, "the soul" -- The Salvation, "Metaphysics," i.12 -- The Salvation, "Metaphysics," ii.1/5 -- The Salvation, "Metaphysics," ii.12/13 -- The Salvation, "Metaphysics," ii.18/19 -- The Cure, "Metaphysics," iv.2, on governance -- Al-Ghazغalغi: Concerning that on which true demonstration is based -- The Incoherence of the philosophers, "the first discussion," on refuting their claim of the world's eternity -- On power -- Ibn Bajjaa: Selection from commentary on Aristotle's "Physics" -- Conjunction of the intellect with man -- Ibn oTufayl: Selections from oHayy ibn Yaqozغan -- Ibn Rushd: Selections from the Incoherence of the Incoherence, "first discussion" -- The decisive treatise -- Commentary on Metaphysics, zeta 9 -- Selections from the long commentary on the soul -- Commentary on Metaphysics, delta 7 -- As-Suhrawardغi: Selections from the philosophy of illumination -- Glossary / Index -- Notes -- Bibliography.
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Islamic philosophy
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181.92
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B741.C52 2007
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Reisman, David C
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