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Autore |
Janos Damien |
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Method, structure, and development in al-Fārābi's cosmology [[electronic resource] /] / by Damien Janos |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-12664-7 |
9786613530509 |
90-04-21732-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (447 p.) |
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Collana |
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Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, , 0169-8729 ; ; v. 85 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islamic cosmology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2009. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 time. It discusses key cosmological and metaphysical concepts articulated in his works, with a special focus on celestial causation, intellection, and motion. This book also examines al-Fārābī’s cosmological method and particularly the connection between astronomy, physics, and metaphysics. The result is a reassessment of al-Fārābī’s cosmology vis-à-vis late-antique Greek philosophical trends and a clearer understanding of how it creatively adapted and transformed this legacy to establish a new cosmological paradigm in Arabic thought. |
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