An Islamic philosophy of virtuous religions
Subtitle: introducing Alfarabi
By: Joshua Parens.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Fārābī; Philosophy, Islamic
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Alfarabi's life and his influence; title: Alfarabi's manner of writing; title: Overview; title: The impossibility of the city in the republic; title: Introduction; title: Kallipolis as ideal state or totalitarian nightmare?; title: The three waves and the problem of possibility; title: The first wave; title: The second wave; title: The digression on war; title: The third wave; title: The a fortiori argument; title: Introduction; title: Alfarabi on the republic in the attainment of happiness : educating; title: Philosopher-kings, the challenge; title: Tension in the "unity of the virtues" : hard vs. soft; title: The uneasy peace between prudence and wisdom; title: Alfarabi on jihâd; title: Introduction; title: From îmân vs. kufr to Islâm vs. harb; title: Alfarabi's aphorisms on Jihâd; title: Aphorisms 67 and 79; title: Aphorisms 11-16; title: Aphorisms 68-76; title: Alfarabi's attainment of happiness on Jihâd; title: Challenges to compelling good character; title: The multiplicity argument; title: Introduction; title: The increasing tendency toward conquest and domination; title: The task of deliberation : shaping a multiplicity of characters; title: The task of theoretical virtue : shaping a multiplicity of opinions; title: Religion as an imitation of philosophy; title: The limits of knowledge and the problem of realization; title: Introduction; title: Knowledge and exploitation; title: Attainment of happiness; title: The philosophy of Aristotle : the limits of our knowledge of final; title: Causes; title: Certainty and the knowledge of universals and particulars; title: The limits of knowledge and the inherent multiplicity of religion.