Method, Structure, and Development in al-Fārābī’s Cosmology
Biographical note
Damien Janos, PhD (2009, McGill University), is presently a research fellow working at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany. His research focuses on the history of Arabic philosophy, especially cosmology and metaphysics, about which he has written several articles.
Readership
All those interested in Arabic thought, especially the philosophy of al-Fārābī and Ibn Sīnā, as well as late-antique Greek and medieval philosophy.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One: Cosmology, the Sciences, and the Scientific Method
Chapter Two: The Architecture of the Heavens: Intellects, Souls, and Orbs
Chapter Three: Matter and Creation: a Shift of Paradigms?
Chapter Four: The Aporia of Celestial Motion
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
General Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One: Cosmology, the Sciences, and the Scientific Method
Chapter Two: The Architecture of the Heavens: Intellects, Souls, and Orbs
Chapter Three: Matter and Creation: a Shift of Paradigms?
Chapter Four: The Aporia of Celestial Motion
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
General Index
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