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Providence and Cosmology in the Circle of al-Kindī
Edition and English Translation of FÄ« l-tadbÄ«rÄt al-falakiyya (On the Governments of the Spheres) with an Introduction and Commentary
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What happens when Hellenic philosophy meets early Islamic thought? This book invites you to explore he first Arabic edition and English translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' De providentia, as transmitted in the circle of al-KindÄ«. Misidentified for decades, this unique text is published and analyzed here for he first time ârevealing how Plotinus and Philoponus shaped its bold cosmological vision. With an analytical introduction and helpful Appendix, the book uncovers the cosmological roots of falsafa and guides you through the earliest steps of philosophy n the Islamic world.
Giulio Navarra, Ph.D. (2022), Universität zu KölnâThomas-Institute / Università del Salento. He is currently a Researcher at Università Telematica Pegaso and a member of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin de Philosophie Médiévale (S.I.E.P.M.). He was formerly Ouseley Fellow at the Warburg Institute, London. His research focuses on the reception of Hellenic cosmology and astrology in the Arabic-speaking world and its subsequent transmission into Latinin.
This book will be of immediate interest to scholars and students of Islamic philosophy, late antique thought, and the transmission of Hellenic philosophy into Arabic. It is particularly relevant for researchers working on falsafa, Graeco-Arabic translation, and the reception of Alexander of Aphrodisias, Plotinus, and Philoponus in the Islamic world. Specialists in the history of cosmology and astrology will also find valuable insights. The volume is a key resource for academic libraries, institutes of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, departments of philosophy, classics, and religious studies, as well as manuscript and text-edition collections.