The eudaimonist ethics of Al-Farabi and Avicenna / Janne Mattila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattila, Janne, lat, author.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science lat

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, 0169-8729 ; Volume 116.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"Al-Fārābī and Avicenna are the two most influential authors of the classical period of Arabic philosophy, yet their ethical thought has been largely overlooked by scholars. In this book, Janne Mattila provides the first comprehensive account of the ethics of these important philosophers. The book argues that even if neither of them wrote a major ethical work, their ethical writings form a coherent ethical system, especially when understood in the context of philosophical psychology, cosmology, and metaphysics. The resulting ethical theory is, moreover, not derivative of their classical predecessors in any simple way. The book will appeal to those with interest in Arabic/Islamic philosophy, Islamic intellectual history, classical philosophy, and the history of moral philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Happiness: 1. Final End

2. Function Argument

3. Pleasure

4. Theoretical Perfection

5. Ascent

6. Afterlife

Part II. Virtue: 7. Virtue and Happiness

8. Theory of Virtue

9. Virtue and Rationality

10. Moral Progression

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Print version: Mattila, Janne The Eudaimonist Ethics of Al-Fārābī and Avicenna

ISBN:

9789004506916