Method, structure, and development in al-Fārābi's cosmology [electronic resource] / by Damien Janos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janos, Damien.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 85.

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, 0169-8729 ; v. 85

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic cosmology.

Fārābī.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study—the first monograph devoted exclusively to al-Fārābī’s cosmology—provides a new interpretation of this thinker’s philosophical development through an analysis of the Greek and Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual milieu of his time. It discusses key cosmological and metaphysical concepts articulated in his works, with a special focus on celestial causation, intellection, and motion. This book also examines al-Fārābī’s cosmological method and particularly the connection between astronomy, physics, and metaphysics. The result is a reassessment of al-Fārābī’s cosmology vis-à-vis late-antique Greek philosophical trends and a clearer understanding of how it creatively adapted and transformed this legacy to establish a new cosmological paradigm in Arabic thought.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Cosmology, the Sciences, and the Scientific Method

The Architecture of the Heavens: Intellects, Souls, and Orbs

Matter and Creation: A Shift in Paradigms?

The Aporia of Celestial Motion

Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12664-7

9786613530509

90-04-21732-0

OCLC:

782879954

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004217324 DOI