Providence and Cosmology in the Circle of al-Kindī : Edition and English Translation of <i>Fī l-tadbīrāt al-falakiyya</i> (On the Governments of the Spheres) with an Introduction and Commentary / Giulio Navarra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aphrodisias, Alexander of, author.

Navarra, Giulio, author.

Series:

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 138.

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 138

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Ancient Near East and Egypt.

Classical Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Edition and English Translation of <i>Fī l-tadbīrāt al-falakiyya</i> (On the Governments of the Spheres) with an Introduction and Commentary

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English and Arabic

Summary:

What happens when Hellenic philosophy meets early Islamic thought? This book invites you to explore he first Arabic edition and English translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' De providentia, as transmitted in the circle of al-Kindī. Misidentified for decades, this unique text is published and analyzed here for he first time –revealing how Plotinus and Philoponus shaped its bold cosmological vision. With an analytical introduction and helpful Appendix, the book uncovers the cosmological roots of falsafa and guides you through the earliest steps of philosophy n the Islamic world.

Contents:

Front Cover

‎Half-Title Page

‎Series Title Page

‎Title Page

‎Copyright Page

‎Contents

‎Acknowledgements

‎Chapter 1. Introduction

‎1. Alexander of Aphrodisias' Περὶ προνοίας (On Providence)

‎1.1. The Different Arabic Translations: Elements for a New Edition and Translation

‎1.2. Alexander of Aphrodisias, the Exegete of Aristotle

‎1.3. On Providence in Some Fragments of Cyril of Alexandria's Contra Iulianum

‎1.4. Comparing the Two Versions: The Arabic Alexander in Context

‎1.5. Peripatetic Cosmology in Abrahamic Terms: An Excursus on Sergius of Reshʿaynā

‎2. Hellenic Philosophy in the Islamic World

‎2.1. The Circle of al-Kindī and the Reception of Hellenic Philosophy in the Islamic World

‎2.2. The Context of the "Kindī-Circle Alexander": The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement and ʿAbbāsid Cultural Policy

‎2.3. The Advent of Philosophy in the Kindī Circle's Context

‎2.4. Aristotelianism within the Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement: The Case of Alexander of Aphrodisias

‎2.5. Aristotle's Cosmology and the Peripatetic Notion of Providence

‎2.6. Peripatetic Cosmology after Aristotle's Death: Scholasticism and De mundo

‎2.7. Fate as Providence: Stoicism as a Caesura and Alexander's Reply

‎Chapter 2. Alexander of Aphrodisias on Fate, Free Will and Providence

‎1. The Dynamics of Necessity and Choice

‎2. Analysis of On Providence (Fī l-ʿināya): An Aristotelian Reply to a Non-Aristotelian Debate in Arabic

‎3. Elements of the Kindī-Circle Alexander's Cosmology: Monotheism and Creationism as Hallmarks of Abrahamic-Islamic Adaptations

‎4. Kindī-Circle Alexander's Fī l-tadbīrāt al-falakiyya: A Commented Analysis

‎5. The Birth of falsafa: Kindī-Circle Alexander at the Origins of Al-Kindī's Cosmology.

‎Edition and Translation of the ‮مقالة الإسكندر الأفروديسي في التدبيرات الفلكية‬‎ Treatise of Alexander of Aphrodisias On the Governments of the Celestial Spheres

‎Appendix of Greek and Arabic Sources

‎Bibliography

‎Index of Ancient and Medieval Names

‎Index of Modern Authors

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Navarra, Giulio Providence and Cosmology in the Circle of Al-Kindī

ISBN:

9789004743281

OCLC:

1605656313

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004743281 DOI