Christopher A Colmo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4407995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher A Colmo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher A |
| FAMILY NAME | Colmo |
| SIGNATURE | COLMO C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dominican University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alfarabi’s Book of Dialectic (Kitāb al-Jadal): On the Starting Point of Islamic Philosophy
In his Preface to this rich and fertile study of Alfarabi, David M. DiPasquale tells us that Alfarabi spent eight years of his life in Harran ‘and throughout Byzantium studying Greek science with those whom he would later describe as “carrying the books with them” ’ (p. xii). His indispensable English translation of Alfarabi’s Book of Dialectic (Kitāb al-Jadal) and his pregnant, thought-provoking commentary give abundant evidence that DiPasquale …
Alfarabi on the Prudence of Founders
Two striking features of Alfarabi's Book of Religion remind us of Machiavelli's Prince. Alfarabi is very much concerned with what Machiavelli would call a new prince, the founder of a political order. Like Machiavelli, Alfarabi emphasizes the extent to which the founder needs prudence, understood as the faculty by which political men make sound determinations about particular circumstances. The status of prudence is enhanced by the pervasiveness …
Theory and Practice: Alfarabi'sPlatoRevisited
According to Leo Strauss, knowledge of the best way of life is crucial to political philosophy. In "Farabi'sPlato," Strauss asks, assuming that the theoretical life can be known to be the best way of life, what is the status of this knowledge? Is the knowledge of the best way of life itself theoretical knowledge or practical knowledge? Without a coherent answer to this question, we cannot be certain that we know what we mean when we claim to know…
Theory and Practice: Alfarabi'sPlatoRevisited
According to Leo Strauss, knowledge of the best way of life is crucial to political philosophy. In "Farabi'sPlato," Strauss asks, assuming that the theoretical life can be known to be the best way of life, what is the status of this knowledge? Is the knowledge of the best way of life itself theoretical knowledge or practical knowledge? Without a coherent answer to this question, we cannot be certain that we know what we mean when we claim to know…
Alfarabi on the Prudence of Founders
Two striking features of Alfarabi's Book of Religion remind us of Machiavelli's Prince. Alfarabi is very much concerned with what Machiavelli would call a new prince, the founder of a political order. Like Machiavelli, Alfarabi emphasizes the extent to which the founder needs prudence, understood as the faculty by which political men make sound determinations about particular circumstances. The status of prudence is enhanced by the pervasiveness …
Theory and Practice: Alfarabi'sPlatoRevisited
According to Leo Strauss, knowledge of the best way of life is crucial to political philosophy. In "Farabi'sPlato," Strauss asks, assuming that the theoretical life can be known to be the best way of life, what is the status of this knowledge? Is the knowledge of the best way of life itself theoretical knowledge or practical knowledge? Without a coherent answer to this question, we cannot be certain that we know what we mean when we claim to know…
Alfarabi on the Prudence of Founders
Two striking features of Alfarabi's Book of Religion remind us of Machiavelli's Prince. Alfarabi is very much concerned with what Machiavelli would call a new prince, the founder of a political order. Like Machiavelli, Alfarabi emphasizes the extent to which the founder needs prudence, understood as the faculty by which political men make sound determinations about particular circumstances. The status of prudence is enhanced by the pervasiveness …
Alfarabi’s Book of Dialectic (Kitāb al-Jadal): On the Starting Point of Islamic Philosophy
In his Preface to this rich and fertile study of Alfarabi, David M. DiPasquale tells us that Alfarabi spent eight years of his life in Harran ‘and throughout Byzantium studying Greek science with those whom he would later describe as “carrying the books with them” ’ (p. xii). His indispensable English translation of Alfarabi’s Book of Dialectic (Kitāb al-Jadal) and his pregnant, thought-provoking commentary give abundant evidence that DiPasquale …
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)