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The Philosophical Works of al-Kindi

ISBN: 9780199062805 | 0199062803

Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 9/29/2012

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Al-Kind#299, honoured as the 'philosopher of the Arabs', was the first philosopher of Islam. His pioneer philosophical writings engage with ideas that became available through the Graeco-Arabic translation movement. This volume makes his entire philosophical output-some two dozen works-available in English, most of them for the first time. An overall introduction, introductions to each work and extensive notes explain al-Kind#299's ideas, sources, andinfluence.

This volume presents the philosophical writings of al-... MOREKind#299, known as the 'Philosopher of the Arabs'. Acknowledged as the first philosopher of the Arabic tradition, al-Kind#299 helped usher the ideas of Greek thinkers and scientists into the vibrant context of the Islamic culture of his day. He was deeply involved in the translation and reception of such thinkers as Socrates, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Euclid. Drawing on this Hellenic heritage, he wrote on a wide range ofphilosophical and scientific topics including metaphysics, theology, psychology, cosmology, ethics, and medicine. In these works, al-Kind#299 set out pioneering ideas about the relation of philosophy to religion, the oneness and providence of God, the nature of the human soul, the structure of the cosmos,and the eternity of the world. This book makes the whole of al-Kind?'s philosophical corpus-some two dozen works-available in English, most of them for the first time. Extensive explanatory material is provided, in the form of an overall introduction, introductions to each work, and extensive notes. The translations are based largely on Arabic original texts, but in a few cases, where the Arabic originals are lost, on Medieval Latin versions. The volume will thus give a wide readershipunprecedented access to al-Kind#299's philosophical and scientific ideas.

This volume renders into English the philosophical writings of the first philosopher of Islam: al-Kindi, known as the "Philosopher of the Arabs". One of the greatest figures of medieval philosophy, al-Kindi initiated the process of integrating Greek philosophical ideas into Islamic culture. Hewas deeply involved in the translation of Greek philosophy and science into Arabic, and wrote on a wide range of philosophical and scientific topics including metaphysics, theology, psychology, cosmology, ethics, and medicine. In these works al-Kindi sets out pioneering ideas about the relation of philosophy to religion, the oneness and providence of God, the nature of the human soul, the structure of the cosmos, and the eternity of the world. This book makes the whole of al-Kindi's philosophical corpus - some two dozenworks - available in English, most of them for the first time. Extensive explanatory material is provided, in the form of an overall introduction, introductions to each work, and extensive notes. The translations are based largely on Arabic original texts, but in a few cases on medieval Latinversions where the Arabic originals are lost. The volume will thus give a wide readership unprecedented access to al-Kindi's philosophical and scientific ideas.

Preface
Notes on Abbreviations, Usage, Transliteration
Introduction
Biography and Work Lists
Section One: God and Eternity
On First Philosophy [First Phil.]
Three Texts against the Infinity of the World [Against Infinity]
On the True Agent [True Agent]
Against the Trinity [Against Trinity]
Section Two: The Soul and the Mind
On the Intellect [Intellect]
On Recollection [Recollection]
That There Are Incorporeal Substances [Incorp. Subst.]
Discourse on the Soul [Discou... MORE

Peter E. Pormann Professor of Classics and Graeco-Arabic Studies at the University of Manchester.

Peter Adamson is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London.

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