The philosopher responds : an intellectual correspondence from the tenth century. Volume one /

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Questions and answers from two great philosophersWhy is laughter contagious? Why do mountains exist? Why do we long for the past, even if it is scarred by suffering? Spanning a vast array of subjects that range from the philosophical to the theological, from the philological to the scientific, The P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, active 10th century (Autor), Ibn Miskawayh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, -1030 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Stewart, Devin J. (Editor ), Urfahʹlī, Bilāl (Editor ), Pomerantz, Maurice A. (Editor ), Vasalou, Sophia (Traductor), Montgomery, James E. (James Edward), 1962- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Colección:Library of Arabic literature.
Temas:
Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, > active 10th century. > Correspondence.
Ibn Miskawayh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > -1030. > Correspondence.
Ibn Miskawayh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > -1030 > Correspondence.
Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, > active 10th century > Correspondence.
To 1258
Authors, Arab > To 1258 > Correspondence.
Philosophers > Iran > 10th century > Correspondence.
Islamic philosophy > Early works to 1800.
Écrivains arabes > Jusqu'à 1258 > Correspondance.
Philosophes > Iran > 10e siècle > Correspondance.
Philosophie islamique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Authors, Arab
Islamic philosophy
Philosophers
Iran
Early works
Personal correspondence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Questions and answers from two great philosophersWhy is laughter contagious? Why do mountains exist? Why do we long for the past, even if it is scarred by suffering? Spanning a vast array of subjects that range from the philosophical to the theological, from the philological to the scientific, The Philosopher Responds is the record of a set of questions put by the litterateur Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi to the philosopher and historian Abu 'Ali Miskawayh. Both figures were foremost contributors to the remarkable flowering of cultural and intellectual life that took place in the Islamic world during the reign of the Buyid dynasty in the fourth/tenth century. The correspondence between al-Tawhidi and Miskawayh holds a mirror to many of the debates and preoccupations of the time and reflects the spirit of rationalistic inquiry that animated their era. It also provides insight into the intellectual outlooks of two thinkers who were divided as much by their distinctive temperaments as by the very different trajectories of their professional careers. Alternately whimsical and tragic, wondering and brooding, trivial and profound, al-Tawhidi's questions provoke an interaction as interesting in its spiritedness as in its content. This new edition of The Philosopher Responds is accompanied by the first full-length English translation of this important text, bringing this interaction to life for the English reader.
Notas:On why short people tend to be crafty and tall people foolish-a natural question
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781479886999
1479886998

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