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Maimonides and Spinoza
Their Conflicting Views of Human Nature
E-bok, 2012
908 kr
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Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza—as an Enlightenment advocate for secularization—among its key opponents. However, a new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact much …
Medieval Political Philosophy
A Sourcebook
Av Joshua Parens, Joseph C. Macfarland
Inbunden, 2011
1645 kr
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"This updated collection is as timely now as it was back then: few students of political theory are sufficiently conversant with the rich medieval tradition of reflection on such problems as 'reason and revelation' or ‘natural and divine law.’... One cannot argue with the enduring relevance of this …
Medieval Political Philosophy
A Sourcebook
Av Joshua Parens, Joseph C. Macfarland
Häftad, 2011
446 kr
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"This updated collection is as timely now as it was back then: few students of political theory are sufficiently conversant with the rich medieval tradition of reflection on such problems as 'reason and revelation' or ‘natural and divine law.’... One cannot argue with the enduring relevance of this …
Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy
Häftad, 2019
343 kr
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A thorough treatment of Leo Strauss's controversial interpretation of medieval political thoughtLeo Strauss is known primarily for reviving classical political philosophy. Strauss recovered that great tradition of thought largely lost to the West by beginning his study of classical thought with its …
Maimonides and Spinoza
Their Conflicting Views of Human Nature
Inbunden, 2012
426 kr
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Until the last century, it was generally agreed that Maimonides was a great defender of Judaism, and Spinoza - as an Enlightenment advocate for secularization - among its key opponents. However, a new scholarly consensus has recently emerged that the teachings of the two philosophers were in fact …
Metaphysics as Rhetoric
Alfarabi's Summary of Plato's "Laws"
Inbunden, 1995
1087 kr
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Parens argues that Alfarabi, the tenth-century Muslim philosopher, demonstrated that Plato is not the originator of Western metaphysics, and that what appears to be Plato's metaphysics was intended as a rhetorical defense of his politics.The most widely accepted view in the West today, particularly …
Metaphysics as Rhetoric
Alfarabi's Summary of Plato's "Laws"
Häftad, 1995
394 kr
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Parens argues that Alfarabi, the tenth-century Muslim philosopher, demonstrated that Plato is not the originator of Western metaphysics, and that what appears to be Plato's metaphysics was intended as a rhetorical defense of his politics.The most widely accepted view in the West today, particularly …
Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions
Introducing Alfarabi
Inbunden, 2006
1087 kr
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Explores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher.Joshua Parens provides an introduction to the thought of Alfarabi, a tenth-century Muslim political philosopher whose writings are particularly relevant today. Parens focuses on …
Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions
Introducing Alfarabi
Häftad, 2007
382 kr
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Explores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher.Joshua Parens provides an introduction to the thought of Alfarabi, a tenth-century Muslim political philosopher whose writings are particularly relevant today. Parens focuses on …
