Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy
Author | : Muhsin Mahdi |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2001-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226501864 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226501868 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy by : Muhsin Mahdi
Download or read book Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy written by Muhsin Mahdi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahdi, whose research brought to light writings of Alfarabi previously known only through medieval bibliographical references, presents this great thinker as his contemporaries and followers would have seen him: as a philosopher who sought to lay the foundations for a new understanding of revealed religion and its relation to the tradition of political philosophy.".