The philosophical works of Al-Kindī /

The complete philosophical corpus of Al-Kindi, with a general introduction, introductions to each work, and extensive notes. All in English

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adamson, Peter, 1972-
Other Authors:	Pormann, Peter E
Format:	Book
Language:	English Arabic
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
Series:	Studies in Islamic philosophy
Subjects:	Kindī, > -approximately 873 Kindī, > -approximately 873 Islamic philosophy

Table of Contents:

On first philosophy
Three texts against the infinity of the world
On the true agent
Against the trinity
On the intellect
On recollection
That there are incorporeal substances
Discourse on the soul
A concise and brief statement about the soul
On the quiddity of sleep and dreams
Two texts on colour
On the proximate, agent cause of generation and corruption
The prostration of the outermost body
On the nature of the celestial sphere
On why the ancients related the five geometric shapes to the elements
Why the higher atmosphere is cold
On rays
On dispelling sorrows
The sayings of Socrates
On the quantity of Aristotle's books
On the definitions and descriptions of things
On the five essences
Three fragments
Section 1 God and Eternity
On First Philosophy 3
Three Texts against the Infinity of the World 58
On the True Agent 73
Against the Trinity 76
Section 2 The Soul and the Mind
On the Intellect 93
On Recollection 99
That There Are Incorporeal Substances 107
Discourse on the Soul 111
A Concise and Brief Statement About the Soul 119
On the Quiddity of Sleep and Dreams 122
Two Texts on Colour 134
Section 3 The Cosmos
On the Proximate, Agent Cause of Generation and Corruption 153
The Prostration of the Outermost Body 173
On the Nature of the Celestial Sphere 187
On Why the Ancients Related the Five Geometric Shapes to the Elements 194
Why the Higher Atmosphere is Cold 206
On Rays 217
Section 4 Ethics
On Dispelling Sorrows 245
The Sayings of Socrates 267
Section 5 Systematising Philosophy
On the Quantity of Aristotle's Books 279
On the Definitions and Descriptions of Things 297
On the Five Essences 312
Three Fragments 322

The philosophical works of Al-Kindī /

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