This book fills the gap in the research of Leo Strauss (1899 - 1973) showing the influence of Alfarabi (870 - 950), Avicenna (980 - 1037) and Averroes (1126 - 1198) on his thought. The first part is historically-philologically oriented and contains neglected material where it presents a new approach to Leo Strauss's work. The second part discusses Strauss's reaction towards the crisis of modernity, stimulated by Islamic philosophy, as well as his nomic understanding of religion as the essential features of his political philosophy. Since Alfarabi is the Muslim Philosopher who had the greatest influence on Strauss's thought, his philosophy will also be analysed. This book offers the opportunity to discover an interesting aspect of the encounter of cultures, and contribute to a modern reception of Islamic philosophy.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Georges Tamer
EAN: 9789004120297
COUNTRY: Netherlands
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WEIGHT: 779 g
HEIGHT: 235 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Brill
DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-02-28
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GENRE: ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
WIDTH: 155 cm
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Book Themes:
Islamic and Arab philosophy
Georges Tamer, Ph.D. (2000) in Philosophy, Free University Berlin, is Lecturer in Arabic at the university of Erlangen-Nürnberg. He is currently preparing studies on the Arabic pseudephigraph Nawāmis Aflāṭūn and a book on Ibn Taymiyya.
