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Method, structure, and development in al-Fārābī's cosmology /

This study--the first monograph devoted exclusively to al-Fārābī's cosmology--provides a new interpretation of this thinker's philosophical development through an analysis of the Greek and Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual mi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Janos, Damien (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Colección:Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 85.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cosmology, the sciences, and the scientific method
  • The architecture of the heavens: intellects, souls, and orbs
  • Matter and creation: a shift in paradigms?
  • The aporia of celestial motion.