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Providence and Cosmology in the Circle of Al-Kindī: Edition and English Translation of Fī L-Tadbīrāt Al-Falakiyya (on the Governme

Providence and Cosmology in the Circle of Al-Kindī: Edition and English Translation of Fī L-Tadbīrāt Al-Falakiyya (on the Governme

Hardcover

Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, Book 138

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ISBN10: 9004743278
ISBN13: 9789004743274
Publisher: Brill
Published: Aug 6 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
What happens when Hellenic philosophy meets early Islamic thought? This book invites you to explore he first Arabic edition and English translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' De providentia, as transmitted in the circle of al-Kindī. Misidentified for decades, this unique text is published and analyzed here for he first time -revealing how Plotinus and Philoponus shaped its bold cosmological vision. With an analytical introduction and helpful Appendix, the book uncovers the cosmological roots of falsafa and guides you through the earliest steps of philosophy n the Islamic world.

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