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From Äthos to AḫlÄq
The Transmission and Reception of Greek Ethical Literature in the Islamic World
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It is well known that translations from Greek into Arabic played a crucial role in the development of philosophical thought in the Islamic world. Yet the trajectory of the transmitted concepts and theories in Islamic thought remains underexplored. Centering on moral philosophy, this book examines how ancient Greek ethical literature was transmitted and received by key classical Islamic thinkersâal-KindÄ«, al-RÄzÄ«, YaḥyÄ ibn Ê¿AdÄ«, the IḫwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ, al-FÄrÄbÄ«, Ibn Miskawayh, and Ibn SÄ«nÄ. Through a comparative reading of Greek and Arabic texts, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the reception of central ethical concepts and problems within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
Hümeyra Ãzturan (b. 1985) is currently an assistant professor in the History of Philosophy department at the Faculty of Theology, Marmara University, Turkey. Her research focuses on Graeco-Arabic studies, particularly on ethics and Islamic ethics and morality.
This book is aimed at postgraduate students, academics, scholars, and librarians in the fields of history of philosophy, Islamic philosophy, ethics, Islamic ethics and morality and Graeco-Arabic studies.