{"product_id":"alfarabiandthefoundationofislamicpoliticalphilosophy","title":"Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuhsin Mahdi, Charles Butterworth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780226501871\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Muhsin Mahdi—widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of Islamic political thought—distills more than four decades of research to offer an authoritative analysis of the work of Alfarabi, the founder of Islamic political philosophy. Mahdi, who also brought to light writings of Alfarabi that had long been presumed lost or were not even known, presents this great thinker as his contemporaries 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a survey of Islamic philosophy and a discussion of its historical background, Mahdi considers the interrelated spheres of philosophy, political thought, theology, and jurisprudence of the time. He then turns to Alfarabi’s concept of \"the virtuous city,\" and concludes with an in-depth analysis of the trilogy, Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePART ONE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrientation: Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Political Orientation of Islamic Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Philosophy and Political Thought\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. The Foundation of Islamic Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePART TWO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Virtuous City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Science, Philosophy, and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Political Philosophy and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. The Virtuous City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Prophecy and Revelation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePART THREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. The Attainment of Happiness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. On Aristotle’s Starting Point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. On Philosophy and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Religion and the Cyclical View of History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31078605914147,"sku":"9780226501871","price":52.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/9149be1cf4964fb2f257878b4e1b7b2b4dff8b38.jpg?v=1572420020","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/alfarabiandthefoundationofislamicpoliticalphilosophy","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}