Ibn Miskawayh, the soul, and the pursuit of happiness : the truly happy sage / John Peter Radez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radez, John Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ibn Miskawayh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, -1030.

Ibn Miskawayh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad.

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

xii, 149 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Ibn Miskawayh, the soul, & the pursuit of happiness

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"Ibn Miskawayh, the Soul, and the Pursuit of Happiness explores the moral philosophy and context of Ibn Miskawayh (932-1030), an advocate of the intellectually cultivated life with a strong religious bent. Though not necessarily a major innovator, he sought through his writings to provide a moral compass for turbulent times, much like thinkers such as Petrarch (1304-1374), Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), Francois Rabelais (1494-1553), Montesquieu (1689-1755) or more recently, Mortimer Adler (1902-2001). Despite the tumultuous times in which they lived, these thinkers offered the world hope through a humanism that cultivated both civic and moral character. Whether directly expressed in his moral philosophy or illustrated in the examples of renowned or notorious historical figures, Miskawayh's core idea is that one's character is much easier kept than recovered. In this book, John Peter Radez shows how Miskawayh stands out not only as one of Islam's first ethicists, but also one of its true intellectuals: thinker, historian, codifier of the science of adab, and a truly happy sage who represented the best of his generation's intellectual and cultural elite. Miskawayh's message of how to create lives worthy of human beings--his civic humanis--resonates today."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Ibn Miskawayh

Philosopher, Historian, Sage

Setting the Philosophical Stage

Miskawayh and Courtly Civic Humanism

The Structure of Islamic Medieval Society

Overview of the European Renaissance and Islamic Humanism

Al-Fauz al-Asghar (Metaphysics)

Tajarib al-Umam and Tahdhib al-Aklaq

Adab and the Belles-Lettres Tradition and Miskawayh's Humanism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781793615688

1793615683

OCLC:

1127841163