{"product_id":"a-philosophy-reader-from-the-circle-of-miskawayh-text-translation-and-commentary-hardback-9780521193610","title":"A Philosophy Reader from the Circle of Miskawayh; Text, Translation and Commentary (Hardback) 9780521193610","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Philosophy Reader from the Circle of Miskawayh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eText, Translation and Commentary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn anthology of metaphysics, physiology and ethics compiled anonymously in the Islamic world in the eleventh century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElvira Wakelnig (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521193610, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 18.1 x 3 cm, 1.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume presents the first complete edition of Oxford, MS Marsh 539, a hitherto unpublished philosophy reader compiled anonymously in the eastern Islamic world in the eleventh century. The compilation consists of texts on metaphysics, physiology and ethics, providing excerpts from Arabic versions of Greek philosophical works (Aristotle, Plotinus, Galen) and works by Arabic authors (Qusta ibn Luqa, Farabi, Miskawayh). It preserves fragments of Greek-Arabic translations lost today, including Galen's On My Own Opinions, the Summa Alexandrinorum, and Themistius on Aristotle's Book Lambda. The philosophy reader provides a unique insight into philosophical activity of the place and time of the well-known philosopher Miskawayh, showing us which works had entered the mainstream and were considered necessary for philosophers to know. Elvira Wakelnig's volume includes a new facing-page English translation and a rich commentary which identifies the source texts and examines the historical and philosophical context of each passage.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Marsh 539: a philosophy reader (PR)\u003cbr\u003e 2. The author: a student of Miskawayh?\u003cbr\u003e 3. The contents: a fusion of the Late Antique curriculum and Neoplatonism?\u003cbr\u003e 4. The individual passages: a detailed table of contents\u003cbr\u003e 5. The sources of the PR: an overview of what was read in the tenth and eleventh century in the Islamic East\u003cbr\u003e 6. Some parallel and similar texts to the PR: Greek legacy in Arabic\u003cbr\u003e 7. Marsh 539: its physical appearance\u003cbr\u003e 8. The manuscript: an autograph?\u003cbr\u003e 9. The edition: some remarks\u003cbr\u003e Arabic text and English translation\u003cbr\u003e Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913092718872,"sku":"9780521193610","price":103.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521193610i_bded62cd-88af-4e70-9e46-793a95b7dfc4.jpg?v=1691373616","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-philosophy-reader-from-the-circle-of-miskawayh-text-translation-and-commentary-hardback-9780521193610","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}