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The Philosophical Poetics of Alfarabi Avicenna and Averroes.

This book examines the studies of Aristotle's Poetics and its related texts in which three Medieval philosophers - Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroes - proposed a conception of poetic validity (beauty), and a just relation between subjects in a community (goodness). The work considers the relation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kemal, Salim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Philosophical Poetics of Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroës: The Aristotelian Reception; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Philosophical Poetics; CHAPTER TWO Alfarabi, Logic and Poetry; CHAPTER THREE Avicenna: lmagination, Language and Poetic Syllogism; CHAPTER FOUR Poetics, Morality and Society; CHAPTER FIVE Prelude to Truth: Ghazali, Interpretation and Metaphor; CHAPTER SlX Averroës,Truth and Metaphor; Notes; Select Bibliography; lndex