Miskawayh's Tah¿¿b al-a¿l¿q

Happiness, Justice and Friendship
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-138-58044-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy

This book engages with the work of Miskawayh, a formative Islamic Philosopher in the 11th century, who is acknowledged as the founder of Islamic Moral Philosophy.

Miskawayh’s The Refinement of Character (Tahdib al-AHlaq) draws from both ancient Greek philosophical tradition and Islamic thought, highlighting the concepts he integrated into what he argued to be the moral core of Islam. This book pursues a comparative study by analyzing and outlining the inherent philosophical concerns of the Aristotelian concepts of Happiness, Justice and Friendship, which are then brought into conversation with Miskawayh’s own concepualizations of them. While Tahdib al-AHlaq is deeply influenced by Aristotle’s ethics, Miskawayh employs not only a Platonizing interpretation of Aristotelian philosophy, but also incorporates traditions of Islamic thought. The study therefore concludes that Miskawayh is merely a transmitter of ancient Greek philosophy, as shown by both his critical survey of the material available to him and his own critical contributions. Essentially, Miskawayh attempted to harmonize philosophical and religious concepts of knowledge, demonstrating the interlinking of what are perceived as—at times detrimentally—incompatible positions. Ufuk Topkara illustrates how Aristotle’s Ethics are integrated, modified and at times adjusted to the broader narrative of Islamic thought and how Miskawayh’s discourse, albeit philosophical in nature, remains religious in its outlook.

Providing clear insight into Miskawayh’s work, this book is ideal for students and scholars of Islamic Philosophy and Muslim Theology.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Topkara, Ufuk

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Miskawayh’s Tahdib al-aHlaq 2 The Concept of Happiness 3 The Concept of Justice 4 The Concept of Friendship 5 Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ufuk Topkara (Assistant Professor for Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective, Humboldt University Berlin) is interested in a multi-disciplinary approach to Islamic Theology, involving engagement both with other Theologies and Philosophy. He is the author of Umrisse einer zeitgemäßen philosophischen Theologie im Islam. Die Verfeinerung des Charakters.