Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy
With a Foreword by Charles E. Butterworth
288 pages, 6 x 9
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2001
Cloth $48.00
ISBN: 9780226501864
Published August 2001
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Paper $30.00
ISBN: 9780226501871
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Foreword by Charles E. Butterworth
Introduction
PART ONE
Orientation: Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Theology
1. The Political Orientation of Islamic Philosophy
2. Philosophy and Political Thought
3. The Foundation of Islamic Philosophy
PART TWO
The Virtuous City
4. Science, Philosophy, and Religion
5. Political Philosophy and Religion
6. The Virtuous City
7. Prophecy and Revelation
PART THREE
On the Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle
8. The Attainment of Happiness
9. On Aristotle's Starting Point
10. On Philosophy and Religion
11. Religion and the Cyclical View of History
References
Acknowledgments
Index
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