Iranian thinker
Farabi
FarabiPhilosophyIranian872–950
The virtuous city is like a healthy body, all of whose organs assist one another for the perfection of life and its preservation.
Life and Thought
Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, commonly known as al-Farabi, is a philosopher of the early period of Islamic philosophy. He was born around 870 CE and died in Damascus in 950 or 951 CE.
Bibliography
Writings and transcribed lectures10 titles
The Opinions of the People of the Virtuous City
al-Siyāsa al-madaniyya
Tahsil al-Sa'ada (The Attainment of Happiness)
The Enumeration of the Sciences
The Reconciliation of the Opinions of the Two Sages, Plato and Aristotle
Treatise on the Intellect
The Intentions of Metaphysics
Kitab al-Huruf (Book of Letters)
Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir (The Great Book of Music)
What One Should Know Before Philosophy
Sedanet articles about Farabi
