The eudaimonist ethics of Al-Farabi and Avicenna / / Janne Mattila.
"Al-Fārābī and Avicenna are the two most influential authors of the classical period of Arabic philosophy, yet their ethical thought has been largely overlooked by scholars. In this book, Janne Mattila provides the first comprehensive account of the ethics of these important philosophers. Th...
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Happiness: 1. Final End
- 2. Function Argument
- 3. Pleasure
- 4. Theoretical Perfection
- 5. Ascent
- 6. Afterlife
- Part II. Virtue: 7. Virtue and Happiness
- 8. Theory of Virtue
- 9. Virtue and Rationality
- 10. Moral Progression
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.