The Politics of Al-Farabi (video lecture)
Channel: Inventing Civilization
Date: 2016-08-16

Al-Farabi (Latinized: Alpharabius) was one of the most prolific philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age. He would come to be known as “The Second Teacher" in Arabic philosophical tradition, after none other than Aristotle, “The First Teacher”. Al-Farabi revived political philosophy in a time when Abrahamic religions had pushed that discipline into obscurity and, in doing so, he recovered parts of ancient Greek thought that were almost forgotten. Al-Farabi laid the groundwork for some of the greatest Western thinkers of the Renaissance.

This is Episode 01 in the series Medieval Thought on the political science channel Inventing Civilization.

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Suggested reference (APA):
Lou, E. [Inventing Civilization]. (2016-08-16). The Politics of Al-Farabi (video lecture) [video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/nrQW1bja5As

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If this video has sparked your interest in Al-Farabi and you'd like to know more, you might enjoy reading one or more of the following books:

Butterworth, C.E. (2001). Al-Farabi: The Political Writings. Ithaca, NJ: Cornell University Press.

Fakhry, M. (2002). Al-Farabi, Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism: His Life, Works and Influence. Oxford: One World.

Galston, M. (2014). Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Mahdi, M.S. (2001). Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.