Al-Farabi
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Otrar |
Died | Damascus |
Syria | |
950 AD | |
Damascus | |
Syria | |
Other name | The Second Teacher |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Interests | Metaphysics |
Political Philosophy | |
Law | |
Logic | |
Music | |
Science | |
Ethics | |
Mysticism | |
Epistemology | |
Books | Ara Ahl al Madina al Fadila |
On the Perfect State | |
Al Jam' Bayn Ra'y al Hakeemayn | |
Ihsa' al Ulum w al Ta'rif bi Aghradhiha | |
The Political Writings: "Political Regime" and "Summary of Plato's Laws" | |
School | Aristotelianism |
Regions | Islamic philosophy |
Full name | Abu Nasr al-Farabi |
Nationality | Abbasid |
Influences | Aristotle |
Plato | |
al-Kindi | |
Ptolemy | |
Porphyry | |
Plotinus | |
Simplicius of Cilicia | |
Nickname | Mallim-e-Sani, second master, second teacher |
Place of burial | Bab el Saghir Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
Date of birth | January 1,5676 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3202054 |
Al-Farabi Life story
Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, known in the Latin West as Alpharabius, was a early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy".