The teleological ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī /
"Using the most extensive collection hitherto of his published and unpublished writings, this volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and interdisciplinary study of the ethical philosophy of al-Razi (1149-1210), a most outstanding and influential medieval philosopher-theologian." "T...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill,
2006
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| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 64. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Using the most extensive collection hitherto of his published and unpublished writings, this volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and interdisciplinary study of the ethical philosophy of al-Razi (1149-1210), a most outstanding and influential medieval philosopher-theologian." "The volume includes the text, published for the first time, of one of al-Razi's latest and most fascinating works, Censure of the Pleasures of This World, which expresses pronounced moral and epistemological pessimism."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's doctoral thesis--Oxford University, 2002. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047409007 9047409000 1281398993 9781281398994 |
| Language: | Text in English; includes the Arabic text of al-Rāzī's Risālat Dhamm ladhdhāt al-dunyā. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
