Classical Arabic Philosophy

Introduces classical Arabic philosophers through substantial selections from key works in each of the fields - including logic, philosophy of scien...

Publisher: Warburg InstituteNumber of pages: 226Collection: Warburg Institute ColloquiaPublication date: 2007Dimensions: 178 x 176 x 2Cover type: P...

Revealing how an aesthetic of wonder underlies classical Arabic treatments of poetry, the Quran, and Aristotelian poetics, this fresh look at the q...

Reducere. Representing one of the great traditions of Western philosophy, philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world was inspired by Greek philoso...

Reducere. Did the Honorable Elijah Muhammad teach true Islam or was he simply a powerful social reformer who spun an interpretation of Islam which, while soc...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Abu Shuja' Al-AsfahaniAuthor: Musa FurberTranslator: Musa FurberA translation of Abu Shuja' al-Asfahani's introduction to c...

Reducere. This is the first systematic study of Tibb - Islamic Medicine - as a living tradition, by a practising Hakim, to be published in the English langua...

Education has always been an important pursuit in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad enjoined his followers to 'seek knowledge, even unto China.' Within t...

In Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light...

This collection of translated texts includes: - Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic: A tenth-century text on the principles of inner...

Reducere. 'I AM THE TRUTH' (ANAL HAQ)... Diwan of Mansur al-Hallaj Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Perfect Master, poet & martyr, Husayn Mansur al-...

Reducere. Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of the books in this series possible: Lloyd E. Cotsen; The Maurice Amado Foundation; Nat...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then keep reading... "Renaissance" is the French word for "rebirth, ...

Reducere. DescriptionGreek philosopher and scientist, Aristotle, lived in the 4th century B.C. and is thought of as one of the most important figures from cl...

Reducere. Abū Ma'shar's famous Great Introduction to traditional astrology was a major influence on medieval astrologers through its Latin versions, and is a...

"Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was rev...

The Arabic philosophical fable Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185), the Andalusian philosopher, tells...

Reducere. This book presents the archaeology of a single sense: the sense of being sentient. Aristotle was perhaps the first to define this faculty when, in ...