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Focusing on the translation of Plotinus' Enneads, this work represents a crucial link between late ancient Platonism and the Islamic intellectual tradition. Created in the 9th century CE by al-Kind's circle, it mistakenly attributed to Aristotle, it became pivotal in disseminating Neoplatonism to Islamic scholars. Influential thinkers like al-Farabi and Avicenna engaged with the text, exploring the connections between Platonism and Aristotelianism, while later Persian scholars continued its legacy.
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The Arabic Plotinus, Peter Adamson
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- 2017
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- Title
- The Arabic Plotinus
- Subtitle
- A Philosophical Study of the 'Theology of Aristotle'
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Adamson
- Publisher
- Gorgias Press
- Publisher
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN13
- 9781463207182
- Category
- World history
- Description
- Focusing on the translation of Plotinus' Enneads, this work represents a crucial link between late ancient Platonism and the Islamic intellectual tradition. Created in the 9th century CE by al-Kind's circle, it mistakenly attributed to Aristotle, it became pivotal in disseminating Neoplatonism to Islamic scholars. Influential thinkers like al-Farabi and Avicenna engaged with the text, exploring the connections between Platonism and Aristotelianism, while later Persian scholars continued its legacy.