Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle (Agora Editions (Cornell University Press).)
Contributors: Charles E. Butterworth (Foreword); Muhsin Mahdi (Introduction, Translator)
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780801487163
Subjects: Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Medieval & Scholastic philosophy; History & Surveys - General; Eastern - General; Philosophy; Politics/International Relations; Plato; Eastern; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Aristotle; Happiness; Philosophy, Ancient
Description: "This reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original introduction and a new foreword by Charles E. Butterworth and Thomas L. Pangle. The three parts of the book, "Attainment of Happiness," "Philosophy of Plato," and "Philosophy of Aristotle," provide a philosophical foundation for Alfarabi's political works."--BOOK JACKET.