Studies on Plotinus and al-Kindi

Peter Adamson

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Routledge
30 June 2020

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Islamic studies

Series: Variorum Collected Studies

This book collects 15 papers on the greatest philosopher of late antiquity and founder of Neoplatonism, Plotinus (d.270), and the founding figure of philosophy in the Islamic world: al-KindÄ« (d. ca. 873). A number of the contributions focus on the text that joins the two: the so-called Theology of Aristotle, in fact an Arabic version of Plotinus’ Enneads produced in al- KindÄ«’s translation circle. Across several papers, Adamson argues that this translation is best understood as a reinterpretation of Plotinus designed to appeal to contemporary readers in the culture of the ’AbbÄsid era. Two contributions also analyze the notes on the Theology written by the great Avicenna. Other papers look at aspects of al-KindÄ«’s own thought, exploring his ideas concerning metaphysics, free will astrology, and optics. The traditions of Plotinus and al-KindÄ« are also treated, with papers on Plotinus’ student Porphyry and his Arabic reception, and on followers of al-KindÄ«. Adamson argues that we can identify what he calls a 'Kindian tradition' in the 9th-10th centuries. He discusses the philosophical presuppositions of this movement, and the use of al-KindÄ«’s ideas made by one particular representative of the Kindian tradition, the Persian thinker Miskawayh.

By: Peter Adamson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367599850
ISBN 10: 0367599856
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Ploinus, Porphyry and the Arbaic Plotinus; Al-Kindi and the Kindian Tradition; Index nominum; Thematic index; Index of Greek terms; Index of Arabic

Peter Adamson is Professor for Late Antique and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitÃ¤t, Germany.

Reviews for Studies on Plotinus and al-Kindi

"""These thoughtful papers demonstrate the erudition for which Adamson is known (…) He presents evidence that helps explain, among other things, why Kindian tradition was short-lived in philosophy."" - Anthony F. Shaker, McGill University"