Breaking with Athens Alfarabi as Founder

This unique interpretation of Alfarabi's thought stresses the ways in which the tenth-century Arab philosopher self-consciously broke the metaphysical tradition that began with Plato. By examining Alfarabi's work as more than an extension or continuation of Greek philosophy, Colmo rethinks what medieval philosophy is and challenges almost universal assumptions about the origins of modernity.

Christopher A. Colmo is Professor of Political Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(3)

Human Action and the Quest for Certainty

4

(13)

The Natural and the Voluntary

17

(7)

Teleology in an Imperfect World

24

(13)

From the Outset

37

(18)

Why Philosophy? Alfarabi's Platonic Comedy

55

(34)

Theory and Practice in the Book of Religion

89

(15)

Alfarabi, Islam, and the Hereafter

104

(16)

Neoplatonic Theology

120

(11)

Alfarabi's Discourse on Method

131

(35)

Conclusion

166

(3)

Notes

169

(8)

References and Bibliography

177

(8)

Index

185

(4)

About the Author

189

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Breaking with Athens Alfarabi as Founder

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