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基本説明
Al-Kindi, honoured as the 'philosopher of the Arabs', was the first philosopher of Islam. This volume makes his entire philosophical output - some two dozen works - available in English, most of them for the first time. An overall introduction, introductions to each work and extensive notes explain al-Kindi's ideas, sources, and influence.
Full Description
This volume presents the philosophical writings of al-Kindi, known as the 'Philosopher of the Arabs'. Acknowledged as the first philosopher of the Arabic tradition, al-Kindi helped usher the ideas of Greek thinkers and scientists into the vibrant context of the Islamic culture of his day. He was deeply involved in the translation and reception of such thinkers as Socrates, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Euclid. Drawing on this Hellenic heritage, he wrote on awide range of philosophical and scientific topics including metaphysics, theology, psychology, cosmology, ethics, and medicine. In these works, al-Kindi set out pioneering ideas about the relation of philosophy to religion, the oneness and providence of God, the nature of the human soul, the structure of thecosmos, and the eternity of the world. This book makes the whole of al-Kindi's philosophical corpus-some two dozen works-available in English, most of them for the first time. Extensive explanatory material is provided, in the form of an overall introduction, introductions to each work, and extensive notes. The translations are based largely on Arabic original texts, but in a few cases, where the Arabic originals are lost, on Medieval Latin versions. The volume will thus give a widereadership unprecedented access to al-Kindi's philosophical and scientific ideas.
Contents
PREFACE; NOTES ON ABBREVIATIONS, USAGE, TRANSLITERATION; INTRODUCTION; BIOGRAPHY AND WORK LISTS [BIOGR.]; SECTION ONE: GOD AND ETERNITY; ON FIRST [AGAINST INFINITY]; ON THE TRUE AGENT [TRUE AGENT]; AGAINST THE TRINITY [AGAINST TRINITY]; SECTION TWO: THE SOUL AND THE MIND; ON THE INTELLECT [INTELLECT]; ON RECOLLECTION [RECOLLECTION]; THAT THERE ARE INCORPOREAL CONCISE AND BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT THE SOUL [CONCISE SOUL]; ON THE QUIDDITY OF SECTION FOUR: ETHICS; ON DISPELLING SORROWS [DISPELLING SORROWS]; THE SAYINGS OF SOCRATES [SAYINGS SOCRATES]; SECTION FIVE: SYSTEMATISING PHILOSOPHY; ON THREE FRAGMENTS [FRAGMENTS]
