{"product_id":"the-political-writings-selected-aphorisms-and-other-texts-volume-1-agora-editions-9780801489136","title":"The Political Writings Selected Aphorisms and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second volume of new translations of Alfarabi's political writings, Charles E. Butterworth presents translations of the Arabic philosopher’s political and legal thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt last, a wider English-speaking audience will gain access to the riches contained in Alfarabi's political philosophy.... As always, Butterworth walks the fine line between literalness and readability with extraordinary grace, making this volume of equal value to scholar and student alike. He also offers introductions to each work that exemplify this same balance. For the scholar, he describes the manuscripts consulted and justifies our conviction that at last we have a trustworthy translation based on a critical Arabic text. For the student, as well as the scholar, and, above all, the teacher, he offers concise, insightful introduction to these challenging works. These introductions are a great boon in the classroom; each introduction leads the reader to raise the relevant questions to begin to unlock the secrets within. In the footnotes, Butterworth strikes the same balance, drawing the scholar's attention to alternate manuscript readings and translations while offering crucial pieces of information and insight, especially valuable to the novice.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none.... Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations.\u003c\/p\u003e * Review of Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles E. Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none. Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations.\u003c\/p\u003e * Review of Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterworth brilliantly combines in one volume the theoretical agenda of the \u003ci\u003ePolitical Regime\u003c\/i\u003e and the practical concerns of the \u003ci\u003eSummary\u003c\/i\u003e. Such combination offers us the opportunity to explore the dynamic tensions between theoretical and practical knowledge that undergird Alfarabi's philosophical project as a whole. This volume is an excellent contribution to Alfarabi scholarship and should be most welcome to anyone interested in Islamic philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Robert L'Arrivee * Review of Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003ci\u003ePolitical Regime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Text\u003ci\u003eSummary of Plato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Text\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: \u003c\/i\u003eAlfarabi,\u003ci\u003e Enumeration of the Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix B:\u003c\/i\u003e Averroes's Defense of the Philosophers as Believing in Happiness and Misery in the Hereafter\u003ci\u003eGlossary A:\u003c\/i\u003e Arabic–English\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary B:\u003c\/i\u003e English–Arabic\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405174448471,"sku":"9780801489136","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801489136.jpg?v=1730488987","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-political-writings-selected-aphorisms-and-other-texts-volume-1-agora-editions-9780801489136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}