A Philosophy Reader from the Circle of Miskawayh

Klappentext An anthology of metaphysics, physiology and ethics compiled anonymously in the Islamic world in the eleventh century. Zusammenfassung An anthology of metaphysics! physiology and ethics compiled anonymously in the Islamic world in the eleventh century. Includes excerpts from Arabic versions of Greek philosophical works! and works by Arabic authors. Includes a new facing-page English translation and a rich commentary on the works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Marsh 539: a philosophy reader (PR); 2. The author: a student of Miskawayh?; 3. The contents: a fusion of the Late Antique curriculum and Neoplatonism?; 4. The individual passages: a detailed table of contents; 5. The sources of the PR: an overview of what was read in the tenth and eleventh century in the Islamic East; 6. Some parallel and similar texts to the PR: Greek legacy in Arabic; 7. Marsh 539: its physical appearance; 8. The manuscript: an autograph?; 9. The edition: some remarks; Arabic text and English translation; Commentary; Appendices; Bibliography; Indices.

Autorentext
Elvira Wakelnig is project researcher at the University of Warwick and at the University of Vienna. She is the author of Feder, Tafel, Mensch (2006).

Inhalt
Preface; Introduction; 1. Marsh 539: a philosophy reader (PR); 2. The author: a student of Miskawayh?; 3. The contents: a fusion of the Late Antique curriculum and Neoplatonism?; 4. The individual passages: a detailed table of contents; 5. The sources of the PR: an overview of what was read in the tenth and eleventh century in the Islamic East; 6. Some parallel and similar texts to the PR: Greek legacy in Arabic; 7. Marsh 539: its physical appearance; 8. The manuscript: an autograph?; 9. The edition: some remarks; Arabic text and English translation; Commentary; Appendices; Bibliography; Indices.

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