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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819320803321

Autore

Kennedy-Day Kiki

Titolo

Books of definition in Islamic philosophy : the limits of words / / Kiki Kennedy-Day

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

1-135-78731-X

0-7007-1723-4

1-280-07043-9

0-203-22137-0

Descrizione fisica

xi, 200 pages : map

Disciplina

181/.07

Soggetti

Islamic philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is a definition -- Al-Kindi: the first arabic book of definitions -- Al-Farabi: the emergence of Arabicized Greek logic -- Ibn Sina: the second book of definitions -- Comparison of vocabulary -- The socio-political milieu of Ibn Sina -- Translation: the book of definitions -- Commentary

Sommario/riassunto

"[This book] presents a framework for incorporating an Islamic and historically contextualised philosophy into a continuum of world philosophers."--Preface, p. i.