Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context

Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781648250118
ISBN-13 : 1648250114
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Book Synopsis Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context by : Alexander Orwin

Download or read book Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context written by Alexander Orwin and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The goal of the book is to provide an anthology covering the reception of Plato's Republic in the Islamic world, with a focus on Averroes's outstanding but underappreciated commentary on Plato's most famous dialogue. Despite the publication of Ralph Lerner's excellent English translation almost 50 years ago, very few scholarly studies have been written on it. We propose the following chapters, keeping in mind that some might be changed owing to collaboration with contributors"--


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