Breaking with Athens: Alfarabi as Founder

By Christopher A. Colmo

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739110160
• ISBN13: 9780739110164
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"