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al-Kindi: Al-Kindi (c. 801-873) was an Arab philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Known as the "Philosopher of the Arabs," his major works include "On the Use of the Indian Numerals" and "On First Philosophy." He contributed to various fields including mathematics, astronomy, and metaphysics._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on al-Kindi - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 122 Al-Kindi/Höffe: (...) Abū Ya'quūb al-Kindī (around 800-866), who comes from Arab nobility, is a polymath, but not a political thinker. In his major work On First Philosophy and the even more influential treatise On Intellect, he represents a double agreement, the agreement between the Greek philosophers, namely Plato and Aristotle, and their agreement with the Koran. Qur' an/al-Kindi: In case of conflict, however, the Qur'an is superior, because its revelation represents the highest form of knowledge that is not impaired by errors of perception or thought. Cf. >Al-Farabi/Höffe._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |