Averroes on Plato's "Republic" by Averroes (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Averroes on Plato's "Republic" by Averroes, Ralph Lerner An indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of Averroes discussion of the Republic. Averroes book played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "In one fashion or another, the question with which this introduction begins is a question for every serious reader of Platos Republic: Of what use is this philosophy to me? Averroes clearly finds that the Republic speaks to his own time and to his own situation...Perhaps the greatest use he makes of the Republic is to understand better the sharia itself...It is fair to say that in deciding to paraphrase the Republic, Averroes is asserting that his world-the world defined and governed by the Koran-can profit from Platos instruction."-from Ralph Lerners Introduction An indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, Abul-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, also know by his his Latinized name, Averroes. This work played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. In a closely argued critical introduction, Ralph Lerner addresses several of the most important problems raised by the work. Author Biography Ralph Lerner is the Benjamin Franklin Professor in the College, and Professor Emeritus in the Committee on Social Thought, at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including Revolutions Revisited: Two Faces of the Politics of Enlightenment and Maimonides Empire of Light: Popular Enlightenment in an Age of Belief. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Abbreviations and Symbols THE TEXT The First Treatise The Second Treatise The Third Treatise APPENDIX I Translators Colophon Copyists Colophon APPENDIX II Notes to the Hebrew Text APPENDIX III Short Titles and Editions Cited Glossary Index Review "Because of the importance of Averroes (as a Muslim he is significant for both Platonic and Islamic thought), it is good to have Lerners new and thoughtful interpretation, with lucid introduction, three helpful appendixes, glossary, and index."-Library Journal "This is a fine translation of a very difficult and important text, lost in its Arabic original but preserved in the awkward fourteenth-century Hebrew translation of Judah ben Samuel. Even in this summary form, the Republic is one of the exceedingly few works of the Platonic corpus to surface in Islamic philosophy, and this paraphrase is an excellent example of Averroes technique of doing philosophy in commentary form."-Journal of Near Eastern Studies "It is interesting to note that Platos tenets were considered profitable also by Averroes, whose world was defined and governed by the Koran."-The Classical Outlook Long Description "Because of the importance of Averroes (as a Muslim he is significant for both Platonic and Islamic thought), it is good to have Lerners new and thoughtful interpretation, with lucid introduction, three helpful appendixes, glossary, and index."--Library Journal "This is a fine translation of a very difficult and important text, lost in its Arabic original but preserved in the awkward fourteenth-century Hebrew translation of Judah ben Samuel. Even in this summary form, the Republic is one of the exceedingly few works of the Platonic corpus to surface in Islamic philosophy, and this paraphrase is an excellent example of Averroes technique of doing philosophy in commentary form."--Journal of Near Eastern Studies "It is interesting to note that Platos tenets were considered profitable also by Averroes, whose world was defined and governed by the Koran."--The Classical Outlook An indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of Averroes discussion of the Republic. Averroes book played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. In a closely argued critical introduction, Ralph Lerner addresses several of the most important problems raised by the work. Review Quote "This is a fine translation of a very difficult and important text, lost in its Arabic original but preserved in the awkward fourteenth-century Hebrew translation of Judah ben Samuel. Even in this summary form, the Republic is one of the exceedingly few works of the Platonic corpus to surface in Islamic philosophy, and this paraphrase is an excellent example of Averroes technique of doing philosophy in commentary form."--Journal of Near Eastern Studies Details ISBN080148975X Author Ralph Lerner Short Title AVERROES ON PLATOS REPUBLIC Publisher Cornell University Press Language English Translator Ralph Lerner ISBN-10 080148975X ISBN-13 9780801489754 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Cornell University Press Place of Publication Ithaca Country of Publication United States Series Agora Editions Pages 206 Birth 1126 Death 1198 DOI 10.1604/9780801489754 UK Release Date 1974-04-01 AU Release Date 1974-04-01 NZ Release Date 1974-04-01 US Release Date 1974-04-01 Year 1974 Publication Date 1974-04-01 Alternative 9780801408212 DEWEY 100 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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