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This collection presents substantial selections from the works of the major Arabic philosophers of
the classical period (c. ninth through twelfth centuries) on topics including logic, philosophy
of science, natural philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. A general Introduction, CLASSICAL
extensive annotation, a bibliography, and a glossary-index offer support both to scholars and
to those approaching these rich materials for the first time. ARABIC PHILOSOPHY
“This is a very fine, well-conceived collection of philosophical materials that display the
intellectual rigor, power, and insights of the thinkers of the Arabic tradition. [It is] quite An Anthology of Sources
impressive in what it covers. Issues in metaphysics, epistemology, language and ontology,
natural philosophy, practical philosophy, and more. . . . Certainly this book is far superior to
anything else currently available.”
—Rɪcʜaʀd C. Taʏʟoʀ, Marquette University
“This book will make a major impact on the study, and especially the teaching, of Arabic
philosophy. . . . Reisman and McGinnis not only provide here a rich selection of standard
texts, but also translate several important works for the first time. This will no doubt e
the standard anthology on Arabic philosophy.”
—Peteʀ Adamsoɴ, King’s College London
Joɴ McGɪɴɴɪs is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Davɪd C. Reɪsmaɴ is Associate Professor of Arabic-Islamic Thought in the Department of
Classics and Mediterranean Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Translated with Introduction,
ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-871-1 Notes, and Glossary by
90000 JON MCGINNIS & DAVID C. REISMAN
Cover image: “Philosophy”(Falsafa) in
Arabic script. Courtesy of Tom Gage. 9 780872 208711 0871
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