Breaking with Athens

Christopher A. Colmo

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Author
Christopher A. Colmo
Publish Date
2005-02-10
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
Lexington Books
Subtitle
Alfarabi As Founder
Number of Pages
189
ISBN-10
0739110160
ISBN-13
9780739110164
SKU
9780739110164

Description

This unique interpretation of Alfarabi's thought stresses the ways in which the tenth-century Arab philosopher self-consciously broke the metaphysical tradition that began with Plato. By examining Alfarabi's work as more than an extension or continuation of Greek philosophy, Colmo rethinks what medieval philosophy is and challenges almost universal assumptions about the origins of modernity.