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Augustine's Political Thought
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 706 kr
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2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award WinnerThis important collection reveals that Augustine's political thought drew on and diverged from the classical tradition, contributing to the study of questions at the center of all Western political thought.Studies on Augustine have burgeoned over the past decade, but attention has focused primarily on his writings on philosophy and theology. Less attention has been given to his political teaching, despite his well-known and influential statements on politics, most notably in his City of God.This collection of essays examines Augustine's corpus with a view to understanding his political thought. Taking seriously what he has to say about politics, the contributors here begin with Augustine's own reflections on politics-and often in writings where one least expects to find such reflections, such as the autobiographical Confessions, his letters, and his sermons.The contributors then consider the ways in which Augustine's teaching relates to that of his predecessors, the classical thinkers, as well as to the thought of other medieval thinkers, revealing that Augustine both drew on and diverged from the classical tradition and influenced the political thought of later medieval and even modern thinkers. This important collection thus contributes to the history of political thought and to the study of the questionsat the center of all Western political thought.RICHARD J. DOUGHERTY is professor of politics and chair of the Department of Politics at the University of Dallas.
Del 1 - Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought
Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
337 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 teaching on politics rather than its metaphysics. What brought Strauss to this way of reading the classics, however, was a discovery he made as a young political scientist studying the obscure texts of Islamic and Jewish medieval political thought.In this volume, Joshua Parens examines Strauss's investigations of medieval political philosophy, offering interpretations of his writings on the great thinkers of that tradition, including interpretations of his most difficult writings on Alfarabi and Maimonides. In addition Parens explicates Strauss's statements on Christian medieval thought and his argument for rejecting the Scholastic paradigm as a method for interpreting Islamic and Jewish thought. Contrasting Scholasticism with Islamic and Jewish medieval political philosophy, Parens clarifies the theme of Strauss's thought, what Strauss calls the "theologico-political problem," and reveals the significance of medieval political philosophy in the Western tradition.Joshua Parens is professor of philosophy and politics and dean of the Braniff Graduate School at the University of Dallas.
Del 3 - Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought
Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context
New Perspectives on Averroes's Commentary
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
1 209 kr
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The first collection of essays devoted to the Arabic philosopher Averroes's brilliant Commentary on Plato's "Republic," which survived the medieval period only in Hebrew and Latin translations.The first collection of essays devoted entirely to the medieval philosopher Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic" includes a variety of contributors from across several disciplines and countries. The anthology aims to establish Averroes as a great philosopher in his own right, with special and unique insight into the world of Islam, as well as a valuable commentator on Plato. A major feature of the book is the first published English translation of Shlomo Pines's 1957 essay, written in Hebrew, on Averroes. The volume explores many aspects of Averroes's philosophy, including its teachings on poetry, philosophy, religion, law, and government. Other sections trace both the inspiration Averroes's work drew from past philosophers and the influence it had on future generations, especially in Jewish and Christian Europe. Scholars of medieval philosophy, ancient philosophy, Jewish studies, and the history of political thought more generally will find important insights in this volume. The anthology is also intended to provide the necessary background for teachers aiming to introduce Averroes's commentary into the classroom. With the Republic regularly appearing near the top of lists of the most frequently taught books in the history of philosophy, this volume shows how the most important medieval commentary on it deserves a place in the curriculum as well.
Del 4 - Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought
Plato’s Republic Comes to Baghdad and Cordoba
Three Unfamiliar Adaptations of a Most Familiar Dialogue
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
1 510 kr
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This book provides a detailed description of how the Islamic philosophers, Alfarabi, Ibn Bajja, and Averroes, adapted Plato's Republic to address the challenges of their own time.Scholarship has researched the material transmission of Plato in the medieval Islamic world, but Islamic philosophers' interpretations of the Greek master have yet to be fully examined. This book helps to fill that gap by showing how Alfarabi, Ibn Bajja, and Averroes reworked Plato's Republic from beginning to end. It consists of three journeys through this influential work, each guided by one of the three philosophers.Alfarabi seeks to soften and dilute the Republic to make its teaching more appealing to his contemporaries. The city is enlarged, its guardians transformed into warriors capable of offensive war, and its private property and private families preserved. The philosopher kings share rule with warriors, Islamic Law, and judges, 'the Cave' is easier to escape, and the bad cities are transformed into contemporary regimes. Ibn Bajja abandons the city of the Republic altogether, reinterpreting its themes to consider the question of the relationship between philosophy and politics without ever seeking to establish a city. He develops Plato's theory of intellect and associates it with the afterlife. Averroes revisits the Platonic city, describing and justifying its educational and social reforms in terms even stricter than Plato. Yet he ultimately embraces a city similar to Alfarabi's and compatible with Muslim institutions. He concludes by showing how Plato's account of the regimes addresses the crisis of his time.