Method, structure, and development in al-Fārābi's cosmology / by Damien Janos.
This study—the first monograph devoted exclusively to al-Fārābī’s cosmology—provides a new interpretation of this thinker’s philosophical development through an analysis of the Greek and Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual milieu of his tim...
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 85 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 85. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Notes: | Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2009. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Cosmology, the Sciences, and the Scientific Method
- The Architecture of the Heavens: Intellects, Souls, and Orbs
- Matter and Creation: A Shift in Paradigms?
- The Aporia of Celestial Motion
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Bibliography
- Index.