Nasir al-Din Tusi : A Philosopher for All Seasons
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1911141236
ISBN-13
9781911141235
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society
Imprint
The Islamic Texts Society
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 9th, 2019
Print length
150 Pages
Weight
176 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.70 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Islamic & Arabic philosophyIslamic theology
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A Philosopher for All Seasons is an introduction to the life and thought of the mediaeval Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (d. 1274). Tusi''s scholarly impact on the history of Muslim theoretical and practical wisdom is comparable only to that of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) who served as a model for Tusi''s philosophical and scientific endeavours. During his eventful and controversial career, Tusi produced invaluable texts on almost all the areas of knowledge of the day. He was as interested in the natural world as well as the human and social domains of religion, ethics, logic, astronomy, economics, politics and the arts.
Tusi''s intellectual orientation was towards crossing boundaries between Hellenic, Peripatetic, Illuminationist, Twelver, Isma''ili and Sufi discourses. In so doing, he contributed to the formation of a fruitful conversation between different intellectual discourses that led to the redirection of Islamic philosophy towards a more synthetic methodology. His contributions to science, and astronomy in particular, made him the link between Ptolemy and Copernicus and earned him the privilege of having a crater of the Moon named after him, ''Nasireddin''.
Tusi''s intellectual orientation was towards crossing boundaries between Hellenic, Peripatetic, Illuminationist, Twelver, Isma''ili and Sufi discourses. In so doing, he contributed to the formation of a fruitful conversation between different intellectual discourses that led to the redirection of Islamic philosophy towards a more synthetic methodology. His contributions to science, and astronomy in particular, made him the link between Ptolemy and Copernicus and earned him the privilege of having a crater of the Moon named after him, ''Nasireddin''.
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