Description: Al-Razi, Paperback by Adamson, Peter, ISBN 0197555047, ISBN-13 9780197555040, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book introduces readers to Abu Bakr al-Razi (known in Latin as Rhazes), one of the most innovative and divisive figures of the early philosophical tradition in the Islamic world. Drawing on his extant works on ethics and a range of quotations and testimony from often hostile medieval
authors, Adamson reconstructs Razis cosmological system, which posits four principles alongside God for the making of the universe: Soul, Matter, Time, and Place. Adamson argues that this system is fundamentally based on Plato, while it accepts Aristotles physics as a "relative" or superficial
description of the universe. This notorious theory of the "five eternals" led to charges of heresy. But through an examination of his debates with contemporary Islamic theologians and representatives of Ismaili Shiism, Adamson shows that Razis ideas about religion and prophecy may have been
distorted by intellectual opponents. Razis scientific contributions are also considered in depth. One chapter is devoted to the philosophically rewarding aspects of Razis extensive writings on medicine. His ideas about alchemy are also discussed along with his atomist account of matter. The final
chapter looks at Razis views on ethics, and argues against a prominent interpretation of him as a hedonist inspired by Epicureanism. Th presupposes no prior knowledge of Razi or specialist knowledge of this period in the history of philosophy. It will be rewarding for anyone with an interest
in the reception of Greek philosophy, especially Plato, in the history of medicine, or of medieval philosophy more generally.
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Book Title: Al-Razi
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Al-RāZī
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Religious, General
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Peter Adamson
Subject Area: Philosophy
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Series: Great Medieval Thinkers Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
