Method, structure, and development in al-Farabi's cosmology /

: This study-the first monograph devoted exclusively to al-Fārābī's cosmology-provides a new interpretation of this thinker's philosophical development through an analysis of the Greek and Arabic sources and a contextualization of his life and thought in the cultural and intellectual milieu of his time. It discusses key cosmological and metaphysical concepts articulated in his works, with a special focus on celestial causation, intellection, and motion. This book also examines al-Fārābī's cosmological method and particularly the connection between astronomy, physics, and metaphysics. The result is a reassessment of al-Fārābī's cosmology vis-à-vis late-antique Greek philosophical trends and a clearer understanding of how it creatively adapted and transformed this legacy to establish a new cosmological paradigm in Arabic thought.
: Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2009. : 1 online resource (xiv, 433 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004217324 : 0169-8729 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.