Aristotle And The Arabs: The Aristotelian Tradition In Islam
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A landmark work in the history of philosophy and Islamic intellectual history, Aristotle and the Arabs: The Aristotelian Tradition in Islam chronicles the remarkable transmission of Aristotelian thought from the ancient Greek world into the heart of medieval Islamic civilization. F.E. Peters meticulously traces how Arab scholars, translators, and philosophers absorbed, interpreted, and transformed the Aristotelian corpus, making it the intellectual backbone of a flourishing Islamic philosophical tradition. With scholarly precision and an authoritative command of both classical and Arabic sources, the work illustrates how thinkers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, and Avicenna engaged with Aristotle's logic, metaphysics, and natural philosophy, reshaping these ideas within a distinctly Islamic theological and cultural context. Peters argues that this transmission was not merely passive reception but an active and creative intellectual enterprise that profoundly shaped the course of both Islamic and Western medieval thought. Written in a rigorous yet accessible academic tone, this study remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the deep philosophical currents that connected the ancient Greek world to the medieval Islamic and European traditions.
Author: F.E. Peters
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, New York University Press / University of London Press Ltd.
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in the history of philosophy and Islamic intellectual history, Aristotle and the Arabs: The Aristotelian Tradition in Islam chronicles the remarkable transmission of Aristotelian thought from the ancient Greek world into the heart of medieval Islamic civilization. F.E. Peters meticulously traces how Arab scholars, translators, and philosophers absorbed, interpreted, and transformed the Aristotelian corpus, making it the intellectual backbone of a flourishing Islamic philosophical tradition. With scholarly precision and an authoritative command of both classical and Arabic sources, the work illustrates how thinkers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, and Avicenna engaged with Aristotle's logic, metaphysics, and natural philosophy, reshaping these ideas within a distinctly Islamic theological and cultural context. Peters argues that this transmission was not merely passive reception but an active and creative intellectual enterprise that profoundly shaped the course of both Islamic and Western medieval thought. Written in a rigorous yet accessible academic tone, this study remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the deep philosophical currents that connected the ancient Greek world to the medieval Islamic and European traditions.