Parens An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions

Introducing Alfarabi
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8212-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 180 Seiten

Explores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parens, Joshua

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

1. Introduction Alfarabi ’s Life and His Influence
Alfarabi’s Manner of Writing
Overview 2. The Impossibility of the City in the Republic Kallipolis as Ideal State or Totalitarian Nightmare?
The Three Waves and the Problem of Possibility
The First Wave
The Second Wave
The Digression on War
The Third Wave 3. The A Fortiori Argument Alfarabi on the Republic in the Attainment of Happiness: Educating Philosopher-kings to Rule the Inhabited World, the Challenge
Tension in the “Unity of the Virtues”: Hard vs. Soft
The Uneasy Peace between Prudence and Wisdom 4. Alfarabi on Jihad From iman vs. kufr to islam vs. harb
Alfarabi’s Aphorisms on Jihad
Aphorisms 67 and 79
Aphorisms 11–16
Aphorisms 68–76
Alfarabi’s Attainment of Happiness on Jihad
Challenges to Compelling Good Character 5. The Multiplicity Argument The Increasing Tendency toward Conquest and Domination
The Task of Deliberation: Shaping a Multiplicity of Characters
The Task of Theoretical Virtue: Shaping a Multiplicity of Opinions
Religion as an Imitation of Philosophy 6. The Limits of Knowledge and the Problem of Realization Knowledge and Exploitation
Attainment of Happiness
The Philosophy of Aristotle: The Limits of Our Knowledge of Final Causes
Certainty and the Knowledge of Universals and Particulars
The Limits of Knowledge and the Inherent Multiplicity of Religion Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joshua Parens is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas and author of Metaphysics as Rhetoric: Alfarabi's Summary of Plato's "Laws," also published by SUNY Press.